The union does far more than allow you to vote my friend. They provide job protection. Who is gonna represent you when your doing a rug dance because the company wants to fire you for too many sick calls? Who is gonna back you up or give you guidance when you run an airplane off a runway? What do you do if you have an alcohol problem. Many union airlines form Employee Assistance Programs. If you turn yourself in before the company catches you, you are protected. There are many things a union does rather than just allow a pilot group to vote. And I think you misunderstood my original statement. I am very happy with my job. But if any pilot, not just Skywest pilots thinks that it is o.k. or acceptable to fly 70/90 seaters for what other regionals are getting paid to fly 50 seaters then they are contributing to the race to the bottom. It is sad the the Skywest pilots just accepted the first thing that came their way. In the midst of all the flying that Skywest is being awarded they should be using that as leverage for higher pay. I don't have a problem with Skywest's EMB-120 pay, or the ERJ pay, or even the CRJ200 pay. Its the 700/900 pay thats a problem, and the override is a joke. The same goes for Republic, their 70 seats payrates are a joke as well.