Leaders of Southwest Airlines Co.’s pilots union agreed to send a tentative contract agreement to its members, clearing the way for a vote on the deal that would boost pay and retirement benefits.
The Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association board voted 21-2 to authorize balloting, union President Jon Weaks said in an interview Wednesday. The board did not recommend approval or rejection of the contract, which was reached Aug. 29 after talks that stretched over more than four years.
