The SWAPA Number

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The SWAPA Number episodes

November 14, 2022 12/7 (Casey Murray, Looking Ahead)
Today’s SWAPA number is 12/7. That’s the date of the next SWAPA Informational Picket that will be held on Wall Street in New York City.
So on today’s show we talked to President Casey Murray about the state of the operation, last quarter’s financial results, and the relationship between SWAPA and the Company's new leadership.
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33 min
October 31, 2022 $1.2 billion (Jalmer Johnson, Industry Analysis)
Today's SWAPA Number is $1.2 billion. That's the dollar figure increase from TA1 to TA2 during our last round of contract negotiations. The analysis and costing that went into that increase was calculated by SWAPA's EFA committee. But assisting us at the time was industry analyst and former ALPA Chief of Staff, Jalmer Johnson. Today on the show, we'll talk with him about where he sees current trends and negotiations at some of our peers that he's working with, what the market currently looks like, and where he sees pilot pay heading during this contract cycle.
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33 min
October 17, 2022 $3.5 million (Kerrey Hunt, Resolute Health Care Advisors)
Today's SWAPA number is $3.5 million. That's the amount of money Resolute Healthcare Advisors have recovered for pilots since 2012 when they began working with SWAPA. This is a benefit that SWAPA provides for all of our pilots and is available for anyone to use regardless of their healthcare benefit plan.
On today's show, we spoke with Kerrey Hunt from Resolute Healthcare about some of the things she's seeing on what Resolute Healthcare provides and how they can potentially help you get your medical claim covered.
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20 min
October 03, 2022 50 (Jody Reven, Damian Jennette, Kurt Heidemann, Negotiations)
Today's SWAPA Number is 50. That's the number of recently hired pilots who have voluntarily left Southwest Airlines so far in 2022. This record number shows that without an industry leading contract, Southwest Airlines cannot attract and retain the pilots needed to grow and sustain this network.
SWAPA has been in formal negotiations for more than two years, since January of 2020, when we presented our pilot's full contract proposal. And just last month SWAPA filed for federal mediation with the National Mediation Board.
So on today's show we talked to NC chair, Jody Reven and NC members, Damian Jennette, and Kurt Heidemann about what that means for the future of negotiations, how it affects the membership and what's to come next.
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44 min
September 19, 2022 1.31 (Tom Nekouei, Hank Ketchum, Budget)
Today’s SWAPA number is 1.31. That’s the new temporary dues structure that SWAPA is proposing on the fall general election ballot. This marks the first time the board has voted to increase dues during times of negotiations.
So on today’s show, we spoke with SWAPA's 2nd Vice President, Tom Nekouei, and Executive Operating Committee Member, Hank Ketchum, about this year’s budget, that dues increase, and what it could mean for our pilots in the upcoming election.
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28 min
September 05, 2022 2,160 (Greg Bowen and Rob Myers, Training)
Today’s SWAPA number is 2,160. That’s the number of new pilots Southwest is projecting they will hire in 2023. It's the largest they’ve ever hired.
That volume of new pilots means a lot of training, so on today’s show we talked with Training Committee Chair Greg Bowen and committee member Rob Myers, not only about new hire training but also all other training our pilots receive.
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25 min
August 22, 2022 6 (Casey Murray, Update on Bob Jordan)
Today's SWAPA number is 6. That's the number of months since Bob Jordan became CEO of Southwest Airlines. So on today's show, we talked to SWAPA president, Casey Murray, about how he feels things have changed, or not, since Bob took the job back on February 1st.
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39 min
August 16, 2022 19 (Seth Kornblum, Grievance Settlement)
Today's SWAPA Number is 19. That's the 19th grievance filed in 2021 which they recently got a settlement on. On today's show we chat with Contract Admin Chair, Seth Kornblum, about that settlement, and some other issues his group is working on.
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7 min
July 25, 2022 802 (SWAPA Live - Pilot Sentiment)
Today's SWAPA number is 802. That's the number of pilots, spouses, volunteers, other Southwest employees, and SWAPA staff who attended the pre-picket party at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas on June 20th. As you might expect, anytime you get a large group of pilots in one room, it was a festive atmosphere, but there was also a serious tone and a purpose among those in attendance.
On most SWAPA Number episodes, we talk to subject matter experts about their specific areas of expertise. This time we decided to do something different. We talked directly to the membership and their families about what they were feeling that night.
So in today's episode, we talked to SWAPA Communications committee member, Dan Mosher about the interviews he conducted with those who attended.
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23 min
July 11, 2022 7,730 (Erich Schnitzler, Damian Jennette, Industry Update)
Today’s SWAPA number is 7,730. That’s the number of pilots projected to be hired at just the Big 4 airlines in 2022. The competition for qualified and experienced aviators is just starting to heat up.
On today’s show we will talk to a couple of regular podcast guests- EFA Committee Chair Erich Schnitzler and member Damian Jennette. They’re going to give us an industry update heading into earnings, tell us about some recent developments with other airline contracts, and explain what those could mean to our Pilots in the coming months.
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27 min

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