Southwest Airlines Reaches Tentative Agreement with Flight Attendants' Union

The deal, affecting nearly 20,000 attendants, awaits ratification after a previous offer was rejected last December.

Southwest Airlines announced a tentative agreement with the flight attendants' union, impacting nearly 20,000 cabin crew members.
Union representatives have demanded higher pay and better work rules, reflecting broader labor demands across industries.
The agreement follows a rejected offer last December, which proposed a 20% immediate raise followed by annual increases.
Flight attendants' pay negotiations lag behind pilots, who received approximately 40% pay raises over five years in recent contracts.
The ratification process for the new agreement will begin with member education and voting in the coming weeks.