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SouthWest Pilots And Others To Get Bonus Pay For Working During Meltdown

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים לרמה בינונית.

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Southwest Airlines has decided to give its pilots a bonus of over $45 million as "gratitude pay" for persevering through the company's service collapse at the end of the previous year during the busy holiday travel season. Although it did not immediately specify which employees or how much they would earn, the airline stated that it will also pay out compensation to other employee groups that worked during the time.

The union that represents Southwest's 18,000 flight attendants said that its members had also been granted some additional compensation, although it gave no further details. In total, Southwest employs 9,400 pilots. A statement from the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association to its members revealed the projected cost of their bonus pay, stating that the "gratitude pay" will be equal to 50% of the pilots' regular pay, excluding holiday pay, sick pay, or vacation time. 

More than 16,700 flights were canceled between December 21 and December 29 as a result of service issues, which Southwest said earlier this month will cost the firm between $725 million and $825 million. The majority of the 83% of Southwest employees who are represented by union groups are now negotiating seven separate contracts with the airline. In May, the pilots have plans to hold a strike vote. The federal law that governs labor relations in the sector places strong restrictions on airline employee strikes, and if a strike ever started, it would take months, if not years.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Collapse /kəˈlæps/ noun הִתמוֹטְטוּת

    the sudden failure of a system, organization, business, etc

    The poor economy has caused the collapse of thousands of small businesses.

  • Compensation /kɒmpɛnˈseɪʃᵊn/ noun פיצוי

    the money and other benefits that an employee receives for doing their job

    She is claiming compensation for loss of earnings.

  • Projected /prəˈʤɛktɪd/ adjective מוּקרָן

    estimated or forecast based on current trends or data

    The unemployment rate has been projected to fall.

  • Strike /straɪk/ noun לְהַכּוֹת

    a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest

    Management must take ultimate responsibility for the strike.

  • Restrictions /rɪsˈtrɪkʃᵊnz/ noun הגבלות

    something that limits someone's actions or movement

    There are restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. What comes into your mind when you hear the word pilot?
  2. What do you think the life of a pilot is like?
  3. Would you feel safer if the pilot of your airplane was male or female? Why?
  4. If you were a pilot, which airline would you like to fly for and why?
  5. What are the pros and cons of being a pilot?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. What airlines have decided to give gratitude pay to their pilots?

  2. What was the reason for more than 16,700 canceled flights of Southwest?

  3. How much will the gratitude pay for the pilots?

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