Southwest Pilots Lose Bid to Be Freed From Contract Talks
- Negotiations between the carrier and union to resume next week
- Union maintains discussions on new agreement are at an impasse
Major US airlines are under pressure to secure new contracts with pilots and other worker unions to help settle expected higher labor costs.
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Southwest Airlines Co. pilots were denied a request to halt contract talks with the carrier, a step that could have brought them closer to a strike.
The National Mediation Board rejected the plea from the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, signaling on Wednesday it didn’t agree with the union’s view that further meetings would be fruitless.