![]() In January, the carrier also offered millions in bonus pay to its employees for holiday disruptions, which left many workers helpless, and stranded passengers. Southwest and its pilots might still be far apart, but in the past few months it has struck collective bargaining agreements with other work groups, including its meteorologists and its customer service employees. “This anticipated authorization vote result does not change our commitment to the negotiation process, and we look forward to continuing discussions with SWAPA at the negotiating table.” “Our negotiating team continues to bargain in good faith and work toward reaching a new agreement to reward our Pilots,” replied Adam Carlisle, vice president of labor relations at Southwest Airlines, in a statement of his own. “Our pilots are tired of apologizing to our passengers on behalf of a company that refuses to place its priorities on its internal and external customers.” San Francisco International was one of more than a dozen airports in cities including Honolulu and London, taking part in the United flight attendants' "Day of Action.“The lack of leadership and the unwillingness to address the failures of our organization have led us to this point,” said Casey Murray, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, in a statement. In a statement to KTVU, United said, "We’ve worked hard to reduce wait times for flight attendants to talk to a crew scheduler, including more hiring and adding digital options for some items." ![]() "United management’s failure to properly staff crew schedulers, the flight attendant support team, catering and more has exacerbated these operational issues and left passengers and Flight Attendants waiting for answers for hours at a time," the union said. The union representing the workers, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), called on United to resolve what it called ongoing operational problems like delayed and canceled flights, that were putting undue pressure on the airline's frontline workers. They marched outside the airport's Terminal 3 over staffing and other problems. The board also asked SFO officials to attend the meeting.Īlso at SFO, another group, United Airlines flight attendants took to the picket line on Tuesday. The workers were scheduled to take part in a special hearing with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the labor conflict and its operational impacts on the airport, as well as its effects on city's revenue from airport concessions sales. They're demanding better pay and benefits. SFO food workers have been without a contract since 2019. The strike prompted an alert to travelers to bring their own food before arriving to the airport, as SFO's restaurants, bars, and cafes were shut down. Unionized food workers strike at SFO airport. The labor action came as a strike at San Francisco International Airport, involving more than 1,000 restaurant employees and other food workers, moved into its second day. The demonstration at Oakland Airport was one of almost a dozen such picket lines involving SWA flight attendants at airports including Chicago’s Midway, Phoenix Sky Harbor, Las Vegas’s Harry Reid and Los Angeles International Airport. "Informational picketing is common during contract negotiations, and we do not anticipate any disruption in service resulting from the demonstration by off-duty Flight Attendants," the company said, adding, "Southwest looks forward to continuing negotiations with TWU 556 and the National Mediation Board so that we can reward our Flight Attendants and continue attracting great talent." In a statement, Southwest Airlines said the company encourages their employees to express their opinions. The labor action involved off-duty flight attendants. Sometimes we'll go all day without a hot meal, because we have to be on that aircraft tending to our passengers the entire day," he added. We have trouble getting a break on the aircraft. "We've slept on airport floors sometimes. "Sometimes we've gotten to overnights and there haven't been hotels available for us," Rosenbert said. ![]() ![]() Oakland-based flight attendant and union representative Josh Rosenbert was on the picket line on and said that poor working conditions have led to inadequate meal and rest opportunities. SEE ALSO: Pediatric doctors at Oakland children's hospital authorize strike ![]() SEE ALSO: Bay Area man accuses Southwest passenger of assaulting his wife and spewing racial slurs ![]()
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