DALLAS, March 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest
Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced it has reached an
Agreement in Principle with the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters (IBT) on the terms of a new contract for the Company's
Material Specialists, the workgroup responsible for the Company's
technical operations inventory management across the system.
"I am very pleased that we were able to reach an Agreement in
Principle for our Material Specialists," said Landon Nitschke, Vice President Maintenance
Operations. "This agreement acknowledges their contributions, even
as it supports our aim of being the number one low-fare carrier in
the country."
Details of the agreement were not released. Southwest said its
Negotiating Team will be meeting with IBT representatives in the
coming days to finalize the contractual language.
IBT currently represents approximately 290 Material
Specialists.
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