Phil Barks

@KimColombero @swapapilots Thanks for all your hard work. It would be frustrating for me to be negotiating, knowing that if the company put forth half the effort over the last several year, that they have over the last several weeks, this would have been done a long time ago.

@swapapilots ♥️

Your SWAPA NC began the day with a 9am meeting at SWA that was supposed to last 2 hours…and they just left for the night. You have waited nearly 4 years for a deal, and the team is working hard to deliver. Back at it tomorrow. Board week update will be out tomorrow.

I’m actually surprised more haven’t left @SouthwestAir. Managements inability to live up to the $LUV culture, instead only cultivating their lust of money, could lead to years before a full recovery.

Say what? A 270% premium being offered per share for Hawaiian. Does this merger actually happen? @swapapilots @SouthwestAir apnews.com/article/merger…

I have not had a chance to verify this but I certainly hope the current administration is not forgoing VA services for veterans, for others no matter their country of origin.

Until it’s done. 100-104 degrees on the line, feet swelling, sweat burning the eyes, sun beating down, waiting for the next orbit to get the blood flowing one more time… A heckler shouting profanities from a rooftop, then advancing across the street right at the line to break the demonstration… A shop owner threatening to clean us off his sidewalk with a hose… Standing in the rain and cold to ensure our message could be heard, loud and clear… 99.2% in a first-ever SAV You held the line. You are the Professionals who have formed up everywhere a message could be sent. You have embraced discomfort and scorn to ensure that the reality of our operation, culture, and profession were heard loud and clear. You set records with your Unity. You delivered on every front, from pickets to rallies to Strike center volunteers. Now isn’t the time to drop your guard. Now isn’t the time to relax. Now isn’t the time to devolve. Until it’s done, eyes forward, signs up. Silent Professionals. Hold the line. #ReadyToStrike #untilitsdone

You are absolutely right, @SouthwestAir. That is one of the best ideas. #READYTOSTRIKE

.@swapapilots

#ATL Picket starting this AM. Time for @SouthwestAir to Land the Contract! #READYTOSTRIKE

Hey SWAPA Lions, it’s time! Time to hit the line and push to land this contract! Send your pics or video clips to us and we will get them live. Be safe and do us proud today! #ATL #BWI #HOU #MDW #LAX #READYTOSTRIKE

We almost can't keep up with the positive news coverage we are receiving for our Nationwide Strike. @SouthwestAir ... Do you hear us now?! aviationsourcenews.com/general-news/s… #READYTOSTRIKE

Solidarity looks good!

@swapapilots @SouthwestAir Not every has lost Herb’s fundamental thoughts on how to treat employees. Where has our LUV Culture gone? Gary’s lasting legacy. @swapapilots @SouthwestAir #noshowbojo @gary_kelly

#LAX @SouthwestAir, your Pilots are calling for you to Land the Contract. #readytostrike

Leading in all the wrong categories lagging in the ones we should be leading in. Failures on multiple levels by individuals who have lost the LUV culture. @swapapilots @SouthwestAir @gary_kelly #noshowbojo

A Pilot invests their career in an airline. Starting over is truly “starting over” in this industry. First year pay, vacation, working weekends and holidays on reserve. .@SouthwestAir, 186 Pilots chose to start over this year, with @Delta , @united, and @AmericanAir If you want recruits, you want a contract that keeps them.

50 was shocking. 100 is cause for concern. In a ‘Pilot’s market,’ .@SouthwestAir seems to think 10% attrition is tolerable. Training is approx $75k per pilot. Negotiations drag on. Brand damage is increasing. .@swapapilots $LUV #RemoveTheChocksBob

We were so proud to open today's @dallasnews and see Captain Laurin Toriello, SWAPA MDW Chair's powerful words printed for the world to see. @SouthwestAir, pay attention. Your Pilots are #READYTOSTRIKE.

Ouch!!!

This is more than a failure of the Labor Relations but an abject failure of SWA Leadership from the Chairman @gary_kelly to CEO #noshowbojo to COO to the VP of Flt Ops. None of them have sat in on a negotiation session and their reps keep showing up unprepared. @swapapilots

@SouthwestAir Managers: “We are family” SWA Crews: My family doesn’t turn its back on people when they get sick. We don’t make our kids sleep in airport terminals while we are lining our pockets with profits. We don’t hold out on our kids allowance for 3+ years. #notlikefamily #itsbusiness #readytostrike

@oeingoboeing “Boards struggle to act strategically when burdened with operational oversight, as such myopic distractions undermine today’s increasingly complex governance needs. Southwest had far better governance reboot options – it chose none of them.”