The SWAPA Number

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The SWAPA Number episodes

March 15, 2024 The SWAPA Ride Report: Benefits, Disability and Open Enrollment
In this episode, host Captain Matt McCants from SWAPA Communications discusses the road ahead for the new disability plans and the education that will help inform pilots about the changes.
He also answers several unique contract questions, including ones with March scheduling and pay provisions. With Spring Break flying ramping up, you won’t want to miss this week’s content.
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9 min
March 11, 2024 12 (BNA Domicile, Scott Plyler, Dan O'Connor, Meagan Nelan)
Today's SWAPA Number is 12. That's how many domiciles Southwest will have once we open Nashville in May of this year. So on today's show, we're going to talk with SRC chair Scott Plyler and SRC member Dan O'Connor about what that means for our pilots and our network. Amy's out sick today so joining me as host is the third member of SRC 3, Meagan Nelan.
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24 min
March 08, 2024 The SWAPA Ride Report: Overrides, Benefits, Compensation and Expenses
This is the SWAPA Ride Report for Friday, March 8th, 2024.
In this episode, host First Officer Tony Mulhare from SWAPA Communications discusses some common questions about Ground Time Override and how to find overrides on your payroll report.
Tony also provides a brief update on the current open enrollment period for the company provided life insurance benefit as well as some frequently asked questions regarding uniform accounts and per diem.

Check back every Friday for the next edition of The SWAPA Ride Report.
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9 min
February 29, 2024 The SWAPA Ride Report: Implementation Update, FAQs from SRC and Benefits
This is the SWAPA Ride Report for Friday, March 1st, 2024.
In this episode, host Captain Matt McCants from SWAPA Communications discusses some common concerns about the short-term and long-term disability plans on the horizon.
Matt also provides a brief update on what can be expected in the new versions of the Annotated CBA, the big-ticket scheduling items being implemented in March, how to shift vacation block bids, and some guidance on the preboarding policy while on deadhead duty.
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10 min
February 26, 2024 1.5% (Profit Sharing, Damian Jennette)
Today's SWAPA Number is 1.5%. That's the 2023 profit sharing percentage that Southwest will be paying its employees this year. So today on the show, we're going to talk with NC member Damian Jennette about how that number was derived, how it compares to the industry, and how it fits into our pilot's retirement planning.
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20 min
February 23, 2024 The SWAPA Ride Report: FAQs from Benefits, Retirement, Contract Admin and SRC
This is the SWAPA Ride Report for Friday, February 23rd, 2024.
The SWAPA Ride Report is your source for headlines, updates, and answers to frequently asked questions regarding your new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

This week we answer some frequently asked questions from Benefits, Retirement, Contract Admin and SRC.
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9 min
February 15, 2024 The SWAPA Ride Report: Implementation Update (401(k), Scheduling, and Contract Administration)
Introducing: The SWAPA Ride Report, a new must-listen podcast to understand the latest developments with the new CBA, including frequently asked questions from pilots on the line. Check in for the Ride Report every Thursday. This week's edition focuses on Implementation updates and popular topics in the 401K, Scheduling, and Contract Administration world.
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11 min
February 12, 2024 8 (Implementation Update, Scott Plyler, Meagan Nelan)
Today's SWAPA number is eight, that's how many new overrides are being implemented and paid between now and March 1st. Today we're going to talk to SRC Chair, Scott Plyler, and SWAPA Manager of Schedule Analytics, Meagan Nelan, about where we stand so far with implementing the new contract, what's further down the line and what the membership should expect going forward.
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24 min
January 29, 2024 92.7% (The Future of SWAPA, Casey Murray and Tom Nekouei)
Today's SWAPA Number is 92.7. That's the percentage of pilots that voted to make the Tentative Agreement between SWAPA and Southwest Airlines, a Collective Bargaining Agreement, in the vote that closed last week. On today's podcast, we're talking with SWAPA president, Captain Casey Murray and SWAPA VP, Captain Tom Nekouei, about what comes next for SWAPA and its members in a post contract 2024.
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33 min
January 15, 2024 745 (Disability, Damian Jennette)
Today's SWAPA number is 745. That's how many pilots that have entered longterm disability since 2020. As our pilot group is considering the TA before them, we'd like to zero in on an area of our contract that holds a lot of confusion for our members and their families, and that is disability. To better understand how disability works, what is changing and what we've seen from Q&A on the Contract 2020 Resource Center, we have on today's show, NC member and benefits expert, Damian Jennette.
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27 min

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In each podcast we explore a number that will help us explain an issue that matters to our Pilots. This might be a scheduling metric, a Company financial number that impacts us, or anything else that…