MEDIA ADVISORY: Southwest Airlines Pilots to Picket at Love Field Airport Terminal after Four Years Without a Contract

WHAT: Southwest Airlines Pilots' Informational Picket

WHEN: Wednesday, August 24, 2016
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

WHERE: Dallas Love Field Airport (outside ticketing, baggage claim, entry points)

WHO: Visual - Hundreds of uniformed pilots from Southwest Airlines 
Captain Jon Weaks – SWAPA President; Captain Mike Panebianco – Vice President
Uniformed flight attendants, mechanics, and pilots from other airlines

WHY: Southwest Airlines pilots have been without an acceptable contract since 2012. During that time, shareholders have been rewarded with nearly $6 billion in stock buybacks while the pilot group has not had a raise since 2011.

After four years of negotiations, SWAPA continues to demonstrate their collective displeasure to management, the flying public, and Southwest Airlines shareholders. Four years, particularly during a time of record profits, is far too long for a company known for its "LUV" to not provide a worthy contract offer to its operational front-line leaders – the pilots.                       

Located in Dallas, Texas, the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA) is a non-profit employee organization representing the more than 8,300 pilots of Southwest Airlines. SWAPA works to provide a secure and rewarding career for Southwest pilots and their families through negotiating contracts, defending contractual rights and actively promoting professionalism and safety. For more information on the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association, visit www.swapa.org. 

CONTACT: Neal Hanks
Director of Communications
214-722-4209, nhanks@swapa.org

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Aug. 22, 2016/

SOURCE Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association