Southwest Airlines flight attendants have endured more than five years without a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with Southwest Airlines, and they have had enough. Today, TWU Local 556, the union of Southwest Airlines flight attendants, announced results of members? strike authorization vote.

More than 98% of voting members authorized the TWU Local 556 Executive Board to call for a strike against Southwest Airlines. This is the first time in the union?s history that flight attendants have taken a vote to authorize a strike against Southwest Airlines, and the results were resounding. Scheduling for on-call rotations, appropriate compensation for ground time, improved commuter policies, and the ability to have a safe place to sleep on overnights are among the contract improvements flight attendants need to see in their new contract, Montgomery explained.

Recent posts by flight attendants and TWU Local 556 contain the phrase: ?Deceived. Devalued. Disrespected,?

expressing the frustration that flight attendants have with members of management.