Kevin T

Flight Dispatcher & Representative-at-Large for @TWU550 - all opinions expressed are my own and not those of my employer or anyone else.

[Kevin T @kevint550]

TWU 550 Flight Dispatchers and Meteorologists stand with @swapapilots !

[TWU Local 550 @TWU550]

Expanded statement from TWU Local 550 President, Brian Brown:

[Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure @TransportDems]

"Dispatchers have a joint responsibility, along with the flight crew, for the safety and operational control of flights under their guidance."

Read the full letter from Chairs @RepPeterDeFazio and @RepRickLarsen to @FAANews below.
https://t.co/T5weVe5jnd

[TWU Local 550 @TWU550]

Our Informational Picket at Dallas Love Field this morning went off without a hitch! Thank you to all who participated and to all who support our efforts!

[Kyle Arnold @kylelarnold]

Another week, another airline employee picket.

100 @southwestair dispatchers and meteorologists demonstrated outside @dallaslovefield near Southwest HQ in Dallas Monday, saying contract talks have stalled.

@TWU550

[TWU Local 550 @TWU550]

Today is the day! TWU 550 Dispatchers will conduct Informational Picketing at the Dallas-Love Field terminal from 10am to 12pm! Join us!
https://t.co/riUkAlpRbw

@swapapilots
@TWU556
@TWUlocal555
@SWAmatspec
@wfaa
@NBCDFW
@CBSDFW
@FOX4
@TXA21
@transportworker

[TWU Local 550 @TWU550]

Day 1,314 sine the opening of Section 6 negotiations.

The Company completely wasted our time today.

We go again tomorrow. Hopefully, Company negotiators will come to the table with a reasonable offer that does not undervalue the work of our Membership.

[Kyle Arnold @kylelarnold]

Flight attendants for @americanair and dispatchers for @southwestair are the latest to head to airports to picket slow contract negotiations @APFAunity @TWU550 https://t.co/YX4BEPFwmh

[Brian New @BrianNewCBS]

Investors bought more 50% of all single family homes sold last year in 21 Dallas-Fort Worth zip codes in 2021 and more than 1 in 3 homes sold in all of North Texas.

(according to a @CBSDFW analysis of data from CoreLogic)

https://t.co/hZctShHgJh

[TWU Local 550 @TWU550]

SWA Flight Dispatchers support @TWU556 Flight Attendants! Very enthusiastic and well-organized informational picket at Love Field.

[TWU Local 550 @TWU550]

https://t.co/LkqremKouz

[IAM District 142 @iamdistrict142]

Southwest Airlines members, please read the mediated negotiations update posted below:
https://t.co/Yuv0fbfRdt

[Luke Messac @LukeMessac]

A nonprofit hospital chain paid McKinsey $45 million to help them prevent low-income patients from learning about charity care the hospital was legally required to provide. Employees repeatedly demanded payment while patients lay on gurneys in the ED.

https://t.co/oJcHD6rC5F

[TWU Local 550 @TWU550]

Since it appears Herb’s successors have forgotten…

[Southwest Airlines Pilots Association @swapapilots]

Today, SWAPA Pilots stand together outside the Southwest Airlines Spirit Party representing the thousands of Pilots on the line not feeling the LUV. Without a contract, there is no culture.
#2YearsTooLong #SS4M

[Southwest Airlines Pilots Association @swapapilots]

What is an Informational Picket? Why are they important? Take a look at this article published by Simple Flying for a basic explanation of why IPs are an integral part of the path to an industry-leading contract. #IStandWithSWAPA #SS4M
https://t.co/XsPnYxVMo8

[Dallas Business Journal @DallasBizNews]

Southwest currently has open contracts with 75% of its labor groups. https://t.co/IpAuNlJvCg

[TWU Local 550 @TWU550]

On Thursday, the Negotiating Team presented a reasonable proposal that would reward the value provided by our membership.

Unfortunately, our face-to-face time was limited to 35 min.

This concluded the week’s session. We look forward to returning to the table Sept 27-29.

[Southwest Airlines Pilots Association @swapapilots]

Today, the SWAPA BOD voted to file for federal mediation. SWAPA has been in formal Section 6 negotiations for more than two years and has not made any meaningful headway. Click to watch a video from President Casey Murray and NC Chair Jody Reven. https://t.co/4mQBNPr6a5

[TWU Local 550 @TWU550]

Today marks 1254 days since we began negotiations.

Today, we spent the entire day waiting for the Company to present their latest proposal. After 19 minutes of meeting, we requested to caucus & resume talks in the morning.

We hope to have a more productive day tomorrow.

[Leslie Josephs @lesliejosephs]

Alaska Airlines is first major U.S. carrier to respond to SCOTUS ruling. Lots of silence elsewhere, including from the two big Texas airlines, American and Southwest. https://t.co/F5Z9nnZrxO