Originally Posted by JoeMerchant

Time out Cpt Tony....The SkyWest pilots aren't to blame for this mess we find ourselves in. The 4 main reasons are:

1. Failure by ALPA to implement brand scope over a decade ago when they had the opportunity...That ship has sailed and we now must deal with the consequences of ALPA's failure.

2. The Pinnacle/Endeavor contract....Not the SkyWest pay and workrules, but an ALPA negotiated and signed contract is putting the new pressure on our contract.

[By the way, management has told our negotiators our main competitor is SkyWest Airlines. They have not asked us to match Pinnacle or GoJets (yet)]

3. Our "brothers" over on the LXJT side with their silly PBS game they have been playing which dragged this out so that the concessions given by Eagle and Pinnacle now factor into "pattern bargaining".....Brilliant move by the LXJT children.

Blaming the SkyWest folks for a mess that is largely ALPA's doing is silly...Your starting to sound like Nevets.....