Southwest Airlines just sent 6,828 workers WARN notices after it couldn't come to an agreement with employees to take a pay cut to avoid furloughs.
The Dallas-based airline confirmed to Business Insider that it issued 6,828 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications, also known as WARN notices, to affected employees on Thursday. Workgroups included pilots, flight attendants, customer service workers, ramp agents, maintenance workers, technicians, and instructors.
Southwest maintains that it can avoid the furloughs if employees agree to a temporary pay cut for 2021, a similar first for the airline in its 50-year history.reports that the airline is asking for 10% pay cuts to prevent the furloughs. Although the WARN notices were issued, that doesn't necessarily mean a furlough is impending as Southwest could be using the threat of furlough to bring the workgroups back to the negotiating table.
horrible