Spirit Airlines · CWA-AFA Carrier Financial Report

Quick Read

Visible structure: Spirit is one of the clearest CWA-AFA carriers because the public record shows a standalone Spirit MEC filing, a standalone Spirit local filing, and visible sector funding to the MEC plus multiple named Spirit local bodies.
Most recent verified standalone filing signals: Spirit MEC LM-2 (FY ending 05/31/2025) reports 4,917 members, $718,151 in total receipts, and $718,151 in total disbursements. Spirit LEC 23037 LM-3 (FY ending 05/31/2025) reports 1,237 members, $139,369 in total receipts, and $139,369 in total disbursements.
Visible direct local share: 98.0% in FY2025, 97.1% in FY2024, and 94.1% in FY2023.
Bottom line: Spirit is in the strongest local-throughline group because the public record shows both strong standalone filing visibility and a very high share of visible sector funding going directly to local bodies.

Filing Map

Spirit has to be read in layers. Parent CWA is the upstream dues layer. The CWA-AFA sector LM-2 is the clearest public source for visible Spirit affiliate funding. The standalone Spirit MEC LM-2 and Spirit local LM-3 add unusually strong carrier- and local-layer spending signals.

Parent CWA filings: FY ending 05/31/2025; FY ending 05/31/2024; FY ending 05/31/2023.
CWA-AFA sector filings: FY ending 05/31/2025; FY ending 05/31/2024; FY ending 05/31/2023.

Standalone MEC and LEC Filing Lookback

Spirit MEC: FY ending 05/31/2025 Spirit MEC LM-2; FY ending 05/31/2024: no verified standalone DOL filing link is posted here yet; FY ending 05/31/2023: no verified standalone DOL filing link is posted here yet.
Spirit local filing: LEC 23037 Spirit Airlines LM-3 (FY ending 05/31/2025) is the most recent verified standalone local filing posted here.
What the verified local filing shows: Local Executive Council 23037, unit name Spirit Airlines, 1,237 members, $139,369 in total receipts, $139,369 in total disbursements, and $52,972 in total disbursements to officers.

Visible CWA-AFA Sector Funding

FY2025: AFA MEC Spirit Airlines $5,133; AFA LEC 23037 $47,297; AFA LEC 23078 $58,988; AFA LEC 24076 $47,494; AFA LEC 24077 $57,229; AFA LEC 26074 $7,057; AFA LEC 29073 $27,782.
FY2024: AFA MEC Spirit Airlines $6,591; AFA LEC 23037 $49,734; AFA LEC 23078 $57,229; AFA LEC 24076 $26,056; AFA LEC 24077 $57,276; AFA LEC 26074 $7,510; AFA LEC 29073 $24,218.
FY2023: AFA MEC Spirit Airlines $15,565; AFA LEC 23037 $95,467; AFA LEC 23078 $40,597; AFA LEC 24076 $34,723; AFA LEC 24077 $54,081; AFA LEC 26074 $9,005; AFA LEC 29073 $12,309.

These are visible CWA-AFA sector allocations to Spirit-identified affiliates. They are not, by themselves, a complete measure of all bargaining, legal, administrative, or parent-supported service delivered to the property.

What the Visible Direct Local Share Means

This metric measures the percentage of visible Spirit-specific CWA-AFA sector funding that went directly to named Spirit local bodies rather than to the Spirit MEC.

Formula: direct named Spirit local funding ÷ total visible Spirit-specific CWA-AFA sector funding.

FY2025: (47,297 + 58,988 + 47,494 + 57,229 + 7,057 + 27,782) ÷ (5,133 + 47,297 + 58,988 + 47,494 + 57,229 + 7,057 + 27,782) = 98.0%.
FY2024: (49,734 + 57,229 + 26,056 + 57,276 + 7,510 + 24,218) ÷ (6,591 + 49,734 + 57,229 + 26,056 + 57,276 + 7,510 + 24,218) = 97.1%.
FY2023: (95,467 + 40,597 + 34,723 + 54,081 + 9,005 + 12,309) ÷ (15,565 + 95,467 + 40,597 + 34,723 + 54,081 + 9,005 + 12,309) = 94.1%.

Treat this as a floor, not a complete service measure. It captures only direct Spirit-specific CWA-AFA sector funding lines that are publicly visible on the sector LM-2.

Most Recent Verified Filing Signals

The verified FY ending 05/31/2025 Spirit MEC LM-2 reports 4,917 members, $718,151 in total receipts, $718,151 in total disbursements, $503,225 in representational activities, and $214,926 in union administration.

The verified FY ending 05/31/2025 Spirit LEC 23037 LM-3 reports 1,237 members and $139,369 in total receipts and disbursements.

Local Representation Visibility

Spirit’s local structure is clearly visible on the elections site through Councils 37 MCO, 73 LAS, 74 DFW, 76 DTW, 77 ORD/ATL, and 78 FLL.

For a deeper explanation of how CWA-AFA negotiating committees are chosen, how staff negotiators are assigned, and where compensation appears in public reporting, see How CWA-AFA Negotiating Committees and Staff Negotiators Work .

Interpretive Caution

Spirit is in the strongest local-throughline group because the public record shows both strong standalone filing visibility and a very high share of visible sector funding going directly to local bodies. Even so, the visible local-dollar share remains only a floor, because some services may still be embedded in upstream sector support or other non-itemized structures.