Flight Simulator Technicians Approve New Contract; All Labor Contracts Now Successfully Ratified DALLAS , Sept. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 19 today announced the airline's Flight Simulator Technicians have voted in favor of their new contract.
Southwest Airlines ® has more than 50 Flight Simulator Technicians who provide maintenance and engineering support for the Company's flight training equipment. The new contract includes increased pay rates, a new Simulation Engineer classification, and maternity and parental leave for eligible Employees. It becomes amendable in September 2028 .
"Our Flight Simulator Technicians have a critical role in supporting a safe and reliable operation," said Adam Carlisle , Vice President Labor Relations at Southwest Airlines. "I am proud of the work by so many People to help us reach this agreement, as well as the agreements with every one of our union-represented workgroups in the past two years. I look forward to partnering with our unions as we focus on the future.
" With this result, all the airline's labor contracts are now closed. Since October 2022 , each of the 12 union-represented workgroups, that collectively represent approximately 83% of Southwest ® Employees, have ratified new contracts. "At Southwest, we pride ourselves in nurturing an Employee-first Culture, and one of the ways we do that is through the pay and benefits we provide to all o.