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To the first anonymous TWU555 commenter: Your union's website states, "When the first TWU backed contract was ratified in 2001 the starting pay had reached $8.60 on the ramp. The top out had come down to 11 steps and the pay had shot up to $24.00 an hour. We now lead the industry. We have added earned award days that hadn’t existed before and our 401K plan is one of the best around including corporations outside of the airline industry." Considering that your contract is already industry-leading, and that very high fuel costs and the faltering economy are exacting a heavy toll on the industry and present a real threat to SWA's profitability streak, I'm curious to know what you think SWA can afford to appreciably improve in your next contract. Thank you!
I became an Employee of SWA in December 2005. However, as an attorney in private practice, I represented SWA in labor and employment matters for over 34 years before becoming an Employee. Often, when people would learn that I represented Southwest Airlines, they would ask, “How does Southwest manage to remain non-Union?” I would chuckle and explain that, in fact, Southwest is the mo |
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Aw, Nuts! |
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Alfred, be sure to notify Southwest before your next flight so they can accommodate your allergy by not serving peanuts. They won't be able to control what other passengers bring on board, but your specific concern can certainly be addressed with adequate notice.
As a member of the PR Team, I do have the chance to work with several different groups in the Company. One of those groups just happens to be Provisioning! Now, what is exciting about that you ask, well…I get the chance to taste energy drinks (we went with Monster), look at all different kinds of coffee cups, taste snacks that might go into our snack trays, and discuss the most importan |
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Aw, Nuts! |
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Did you happen to spy any honey roasted peanuts being packaged in Southwest bags? :) I am eagerly awaiting their return.
As a member of the PR Team, I do have the chance to work with several different groups in the Company. One of those groups just happens to be Provisioning! Now, what is exciting about that you ask, well…I get the chance to taste energy drinks (we went with Monster), look at all different kinds of coffee cups, taste snacks that might go into our snack trays, and discuss the most importan |
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Boeing Burgers and Beer Birthday Bash |
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BRATWURST.
Is it lunchtime, yet? For years now, Boeing has thrown us a birthday party. It has been dubbed “BBBBB” for Boeing Burgers and Beer Birthday Bash. As you might expect, there are Burgers, Beer, it is in a hangar so there are Boeings nearby, and it is around Southwest Airlines’ Birthday. Categories: Southwest Culture, Working at Southwest Jun 25, 2008 |
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Jury Duty or Why I need a different job title to use outside Southwest. |
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I've been selected for jury duty just once for a civil trial between two insurance companies. I found the experience very interesting and frustrating (ten of us were unsuccessful in changing the opinions of two jurors). During our initial instructions we were told to leave our cell phones in the jury room. I thought, "no way, I'll keep mine with me and turned off." That worked well until my I forgot to turn it off after returning from lunch and it rang in the middle of the hearing. I panicked and stopped the ringing by ripping the battery off of the phone. The judge was understandably upset, and I was extremely embarrassed!
The other civic duty I've enjoyed and recommend everyone do at least once is working the polls on election day. It's a very eye-opening experience in many respects. I recently got called for jury duty for the first time ever. "Bring a book, you'll be sitting there all day," everyone advised. So I did.
I arrived a few minutes early, signed in, and settled in with my book. A short while later, we were being whisked away in groups. I was so involved in my book I almost missed my number being called--I thought I was going to |
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