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The SWAPA Ride Report: Runoff Elections, RCO & Training Preference Errors and Q&A

The SWAPA Ride Report: Runoff Elections, RCO & Training Preference Errors and Q&A



In this week’s edition, Committee Member Tony Mulhare discusses the runoff election for SWAPA Vice President and for the BNA & BWI Domicile Reps.  He also discusses recent errors found with training …


Published on 12 hours ago

73 (Jumpseat, Brian Ross, Caitlin Bute)

73 (Jumpseat, Brian Ross, Caitlin Bute)


Season 6 Episode 22


Today's SWAPA Number is 73. That's the current number of reciprocal agreements SWAPA has with other carriers.

So today we're sitting down with Brian Ross, chair of the Jumpseat Committee, and committe…


Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

The SWAPA Ride Report: Elections/Medical Open Enrollment, Coming Attractions, and Contract Q&A

The SWAPA Ride Report: Elections/Medical Open Enrollment, Coming Attractions, and Contract Q&A



n this week’s episode, Communications Committee Chair Matt McCants has some elections reminders and quick ways to vote if you haven’t cast your ballot for the Fall General Election. He also goes over…


Published on 2 weeks ago

13,561 (2025 Benefits Education, Brent Weisner)

13,561 (2025 Benefits Education, Brent Weisner)



 Today's SWAPA Number is 13,561. That's the number of views the Aeromedical and Benefits committee page has received in the last 12 months. So that's roughly each Southwest pilot viewing it once per …


Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

The SWAPA Ride Report: Open Enrollment, Implementation updates and Contract Q&A

The SWAPA Ride Report: Open Enrollment, Implementation updates and Contract Q&A



In this week’s edition, Communications Committee Member Tony Mulhare discusses the SWAPA STD & LTD open enrollment period that begins next Monday and also points to the recent SWAPA Vice President ca…


Published on 4 weeks ago

11 (Benefits, Tony Caparella)

11 (Benefits, Tony Caparella)



Today's SWAPA number is 11. That's the number of days that the SWAPA Open Enrollment period is available. That runs from October 13th to October 24th, and you have several decisions to make if you wi…


Published on 1 month ago

1.32 Million (Budget, Hank Ketchum, Nia Williams, Andrew Rose)

1.32 Million (Budget, Hank Ketchum, Nia Williams, Andrew Rose)



Today's SWAPA Number is 1.32 million. That's the surplus amount that the 2025 budget should end the year with. And 2026 is also planned to be a surplus budget.

So today we're sitting down with SWAPA's…


Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The SWAPA Ride Report: Elections / Open Enrollment Previews and Contract Q&A

The SWAPA Ride Report: Elections / Open Enrollment Previews and Contract Q&A



In this week’s episode, Communications Committee Chair Matt McCants previews what’s coming on the Fall General Election ballot. With nominations closing September 29th, he covers the process for subm…


Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

12 ( BOD Why We Serve, Mark Powers, Kevin Reece)

12 ( BOD Why We Serve, Mark Powers, Kevin Reece)



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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The SWAPA Ride Report: Reserve VDT Implemented, Vacation Bidding and Contract Q&A

The SWAPA Ride Report: Reserve VDT Implemented, Vacation Bidding and Contract Q&A



In this week’s edition, Casey Casteel from SWAPA Communications discusses implementation of Reserve VDT in CWA and how the Reserve Preferences page has changed.  She gives a rundown of Reserve VDT pr…


Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago





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