Southwest Airlines thinks its mechanics' union is deliberately grounding planes, and it just sued them in federal court
It's Southwest's second lawsuit in three years against the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association and the result of raw feelings on both sides after more than six years of fruitless contract negotiations.Southwest charges that some workers are pulling planes out of service for minor mechanical items to gain leverage in contract talks.
Southwest said in the lawsuit that it normally has 14 planes out of service on an average day, but the number has spiked as high as 62 in recent days.
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