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.