June 08, 2026
Southwest Airlines told a Texas federal judge that a pilot union's lawsuit can't advance under the Railway Labor Act, saying it had the right to discipline a pilot who fell short of standards.
May 27, 2026
Southwest's union asked a Texas federal court to bar the airline from accessing every text message of two of its members at the center of a suit alleging Southwest retaliated against union activity, saying that the airline failed to show why it should get complete access.
May 08, 2026
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association urged a Texas federal judge to reject Southwest Airlines' emergency bid to reconsider an order postponing depositions of union-affiliated pilots facing internal investigations, arguing the airline manufactured the time squeeze through its own delays.
May 07, 2026
Southwest Airlines Co. told a Texas federal judge that a recent order will make both the court and the airline's union "gatekeepers of Southwest's employee relations department," asking Thursday for the court to reconsider its order.
May 06, 2026
A Texas federal judge delayed the deposition of multiple pilots after Southwest's union alleged the airline threatened witnesses with discipline right before they sat for depositions, saying the company could not bring new disciplinary actions against union-related witnesses for actions from over two years ago without prior court approval.
September 27, 2022
A union must arbitrate a dispute over the removal of a pilot from his duties at Southwest Airlines, a Texas federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying federal labor law calls for an arbitrator to step in to interpret the parties' labor contract.
November 22, 2021
A dispute over Southwest Airlines' removal of a pilot from his duties should be arbitrated, the airline told a Texas federal judge, saying its actions were allowed under its collective bargaining agreement with a pilots' union.
October 21, 2021
Southwest Airlines violated federal labor law by fostering anti-union sentiment among its ranks and stripping a pilot of his special qualifications because of his union affiliation, according to a lawsuit filed by a pilots' union in Texas federal court.