Koolaidman said Here we go again with the SkyWest attitude.
I voted no for the pay proposal in hopes that we could negotiate better. I guess you didn't read that.
Thank you for clarification on this.
Do you think that Mesa, Trans States, etc. pilots are going to go to management and say, "we want what they have" and management is going to give it to them?
You absolutely should do this. Thats the whole idea.
It doesn't work that way, I like you, would like it to, but it doesn't. And people like yourself who think that that is a possibility should think again. Just because XJT gets a raise doesn't mean everyone else is going to follow suit.
If it doesn't work this way, then why did it work for XJET?
On another note, the SkyWest pilot group is extremely divided considering that 55% of the people who voted, voted YES KNOWING THAT FELLOW PILOTS WERE NOT GETTING A RAISE! THAT IS EXACTLY WHY A UNION WILL NOT WORK AT SKYWEST. AS YOU ALL SAY, A UNION IS ONLY A STRONG AS ITS PILOTS. A UNION NEEDS UNITY TO BE STRONG, AND THAT IS LACKING HERE AT SKYWEST. HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE HAPPY HERE, SO GO FIGURE?
Lack of unity is exactly what contributes to destroying this industry. Please don't think that I am saying only Skywest pilots are divided. This is a problem that exists in many pilot groups. We have to fix it. I too am constantly thinking of my immediate future, but I am also thinking of my long term future. If we as regional pilots continue to accept subpar wages and flying larger airplanes we may destroy our future opportunities to move on to bigger and better things. I don't believe Skywest pilots are the demise of the industry. I do think they contribute, just like Republic, Mesa, GoJets, and others. But they are not the only ones who are guilty.