Originally Posted by
Caveman
Why was the trainwreck TWU556 able to negotiate DL +16%
Devil's advocate on your one point here... the SWA FA's are/were leading the way in a new contract cycle for all the major airlines so DL+16% doesn't mean much because all those FA contracts are in need of post COVID, post mega-inflation raises. SWA pilots are going at the very end of a cycle and while that allows them to target being the best paid of everyone, it also makes it harder to get a massive % increase vs. the competitors because SWA would know their pay and costs would stand alone for many, many years before their competitors would renegotiate their contracts and catchup. I think going first is the only chance to really, truly, reset the entire bar for your peers so if major airline pilots aren't happy with our gains vs. the regionals in terms of percentage increases etc. do what I always love to do... blame Delta lol.