Kenneth Quinnell

Flight Attendants at Southwest Airlines represented by Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 556 ratified a four-year contract that includes a 22.3% raise on May 1, $364 million in retroactive wages. industry-first paid maternal and parental leave, additional compensation for extra time spent on the ground while on duty, higher pay for irregular operations, premium pay for an extended duty day, pay protections for Flight Attendants who experience an on-the-job injury, and provides holiday pay for three more holidays: July 4th, Memorial Day and Labor Day. The contract was approved with 81% of votes in favor.

Workers at General Motors Aramark won a historic tentative agreement that raises the standards for all United Autoworkers (UAW) GM members in sanitation. Under the new contract, workers will receive raises of up to 43% over the life of the three-year deal. It would take a worker just ninety days to reach the top wage rate. Workers will receive retroactive back pay from March 15.

Grocery workers, members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663, reached a tentative contract agreement with management of Quisberg’s and Miner’s grocery stores in Brainerd, Baxter, Crosby and Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. The contract agreement comes after the workers went on a four-day strike in December. The workers rejected management's offer in January and fought until they secured the new agreement on Monday. Details of the tentative contract are to be released after members are informed of the details through in-person meetings.