Originally Posted by ghilis101

theyre not going to "give" you this or that, that is the wrong expectation here. Its what a union will do for your work environment.

ALPA may not have fixed the poor conditions at Mesa, but it still protects a pilot from being fired on the spot, which by the way can happen at skywest (its called "at will" employment because you can be fired at will). Not to mention nothing at skywest is a CONTRACT. it is POLICY instead, meaning they reserve the right to change it at anytime. A union gets you a contract through collective bargaining. Its not "ALPAs" fault if your reps and MEC are weak and score you a terrible contract. I would gladly put 1.95% of my paycheck to ensure my job, my pay, and my license are protected. not to mention a truly unified pilot group (xjet for example) can really work wonders.