Southwest Union Says Discipline Arose From Anti-Union Bias

By Emily Brill · June 30, 2026, 6:47 PM EDT

Southwest Airlines disciplined a pilot more harshly than others for a message in a bawdy group chat because of his union affiliation, the pilot's union claimed, arguing that other pilots got...

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Case Information

Case Title

Southwest Airlines Pilots Association v. Southwest Airlines Co

Case Number

3:21-cv-02608

Court

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit

Labor: Railway Labor Act

Date Filed

October 20, 2021