Originally Posted by
Redbird611
Splitting hairs a bit, but SkyWest pilots don't have any contract provisions. Their work rules, pay, and benefits exist only as long as management allows them to. The only leverage the pilots have is the threat of unionization if the cuts are too deep. Any "negotiations" with the student council are basically for show.
WRONG Management does not fear a union here i.e. expressjet. What they fear is not being able pay shareholders. Mangament tries to ride a fine line between paying people just enough to keep them happy so they'll be productive and produce profit. They do not want to cut so deep that it causes employees to become destructive and unprofitable. Last time I checked the definition of negotiate didnt included the word union in it.