{"id":115642,"date":"2021-09-01T14:11:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T14:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=115642"},"modified":"2021-09-01T14:11:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T14:11:29","slug":"pilots-union-sues-southwest-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/09\/pilots-union-sues-southwest-airlines.html","title":{"rendered":"Pilots union sues Southwest Airlines."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A union representing <strong>Southwest Airlines<\/strong> pilots has filed a lawsuit challenging forced time off and other changes to working conditions imposed by the airline during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association filed a complaint in federal court in Dallas on Monday claiming that the carrier implemented an &#8220;emergency time off&#8221; program, altered schedules, and scaled back prescription drug and retirement benefits without bargaining, in violation of federal labor law, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/lawsuit-accuses-southwest-airlines-flouting-union-bargaining-duties-during-2021-08-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>S<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>ee also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/08\/southwest-airlines-cuts-flights.html\">Southwest Airlines cuts flights to fix operational challenges.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It claims Southwest should have collectively bargained with the union instead of giving itself &#8220;force majeure&#8221; rights when air travel plummeted during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawsuit marks an escalation in mounting tensions between the airline and its staff. Its pilots union has threatened to picket over the winter holidays to protest against a host of issues including a gruelling work schedule, a lack of food and accommodation and COVID-19 protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protest prompted the company last week to trim flight schedules for this fall in a bid to better align its operations with staffing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the lawsuit, the union said the airline is bound by the terms of the collective bargaining agreement that lapsed in August last year, but remains in effect until a new agreement is reached and does not contain a &#8220;force majeure&#8221; clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-ad724374     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"521\" 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