Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 19 announced the airline's Flight Simulator Technicians have voted in favor of their new contract. The contract includes increased pay rates, a new Simulation Engineer classification, and maternity and parental leave for eligible Employees. Southwest Airlines has more than 50 Flight Simulator Technicians. All the airline's labor contracts are now closed.
Southwest Airlines said, since October 2022, each of the 12 union-represented workgroups, that collectively represent approximately 83% of Southwest Employees, have ratified new contracts.
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.