Southwest Airlines flight attendants vote to approve strike authorization

(Reuters) -Southwest Airlines flight attendants voted to approve a strike against the carrier, the Transport Workers Union of America Local 556 union said on Tuesday.

Over 98% of the members voted in favor, marking the first time in the union's history that flight attendants authorized a strike against the company.

Southwest flight attendants have been demanding higher pay and a better work-life balance in their new contracts.

Unions across the aerospace, construction, airline and rail industries have also pushed for higher wages and other benefits in a tight labor market over the past two years.

The announcement comes on the heels of the carrier and its pilots approving a new labor agreement, which will offer about a 50% pay raise over a five-year period.

(Reporting by Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)

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