DALLAS (AP) — Pilots for Southwest Airlines have approved a 5-year labor contract after narrowly rejecting another proposal in June.
The union says the vote for ratification was about 87 percent, with about 93 percent of eligible pilots casting a ballot.
The new contract includes pay raises, increases in retirement contributions and more job protection, according to the union.
The airline and the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association union and the airline have been in negotiations since their contract became open for change in September 2006.
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