The SWAPA Number

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from SRC Chair, Scott Plyler and SRC Member, Dan O'Connor about Section 11, Voluntary Additional Flying.

00:24    Voluntary Additional Flying Ove…

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from SRC member, Dan O'Connor, about Section 14, Vacation.

00:21    3 Main Changes to Vacation
01:22    1.5% Floor and Industry Comparison
03:33   …

On today's Contract 2020 TA Education, we hear from our usual host, Kurt Heidemann, on Section 17, Leaves of Absence.

00:16    Big Picture Changes
00:38    General Section Overview
01:17    LOA and Vaca…

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from Kurt Heidemann on several small sections, starting with Section 7, Seniority, Section 8, Vacancies, Section 20, Safety, Section 22, Furloug…

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from SRC members, Scott Plyler, Dan O'Connor, and Megan Nelan about Section 12, Schedule Execution.

01:09    Checkin & Report, Release
01:51    Le…

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from Contract Admin Chair, Seth Kornblum,  on Section 16, Hotel Standards.

00:16    Hotels List
01:17    Hotels Standards Manual
02:23    Required …

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, Senior Legal and Labor Analyst Lexi Taylor will be talking with Jay Bellar, Chip Ellsworth, and John Miller, members of the SWAPA Check Airmen Committee, a…

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from SRC Chair, Scott Plyler and SRC member, Dan O'Connor about Section 10, Exchange of Flying.

00:18    Change in Exchange of Flying and Automat…

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from Negotiating Committee Member, Damian Jennette,  on Section 17, OJI.

 00:25    TPAs and Compensable/Non Compensable Discussion
02:07    OJI in…

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from SRC Chair, Scott Plyler and SRC member Dan O'Connor, about Section 13, Reserve.

01:02    The Reserve Proffer Process (RPP) 
02:08    How RCO …

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from Senior Legal and Labor Analyst, Lexi Taylor on Section 15, Training and Standardization.

00:20    Section 18 and 23 Overview
01:01    Trainin…

Today's SWAPA Number is 20, as in 20 questions, because that's what we're doing today on the show with typical host, Kurt Heidemann, who also happens to be a part of the NC.

We've been in negotiations…

Today's SWAPA Number is 11/30. That's the date the federal mediators assigned to our negotiation have indicated that they expect Southwest and SWAPA will have a deal. So on today's show, we'll speak …

Today's SWAPA Number is $70,000. That's roughly what SWAPA spends on an arbitration when we and the Company can't settle a grievance before it gets that far. Arbitrations are a required part of the R…

Amy Robinson:

Today's SWAPA Number is four, as in stage four cancer. Imagine if you were given that diagnosis by your doctor on today's show, myself and Tony Caparella from the Benefits team ended up …

Today's SWAPA Number is $37.5 million. That's the total expenses in the 2024 budget, which will be voted on by the membership this month in the fall general election. Today, we're going to talk to SW…

Today's SWAPA Number is 5. Last week, SWAPA pilots participated in our first ever nationwide picket at 5 domiciles, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Houston and Los Angeles. 

On this Labor Day edition of …

Today's SWAPA Number is 649,000. That's the number of new pilots that Boeing projects will be needed to staff the growing demand for airlines in the next two decades. With such a high demand and low …