Union leaders say Southwest Airlines employee morale is low, want new contracts

Union leaders say Southwest Airlines employee morale is low, want new contracts
Ten union leaders at Southwest Airlines have sent a letter to chairman and CEO Gary Kelly telling him that employee morale at the Dallas carrier is the worst it's ever been and that action is needed to restore the “magic.” Kelly's response: He thinks ...
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The Secret to Southwest's Success
Every time I fly Southwest Airlines I come away impressed by what they do and how they do it. You don't have to be a management guru to understand that the company offers insight into one of the toughest corporate challenges out there: maintaining ...
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Southwest Airlines near bottom, American near top in April on-time numbers
Southwest by itself tied with ExpressJet Airlines for the worst on-time record, with 74.2 percent of flights arriving on time or within 14 minute of schedule. Combined with merger partner AirTran Airways and its 84.6 percent record, Southwest escapes ...
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Southwest aircraft hits parked JetBlue plane at Boston airport
(CNN) -- A Southwest Airlines plane moving on the ground collided with a JetBlue plane parked at another gate at Boston Logan International Airport Monday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. There were no injuries to Southwest ...
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