Originally Posted by
JoeMerchant
Originally Posted by
Nevets
So that makes it ok for Skywest pilots? Did you just rationalize whipsawing? Do two wrongs ever make a right? Will Skywest pilots ever do the right thing for the betterment of this segment of our profession? Will they ever lead? Are there any other excuses left?.
It didn't "rationalize" anything.....Whipsawing, also known as competition is a reality. The SkyWest pilots are not the main reason we have pressure on our pay and workrules....Fellow union carriers are putting more pressure on us than the SkyWest pilots are. Mesa, GoJets, Eagle, and especially Pinnacle are putting the most pressure on us. You need to start accepting the reality that your union is more at fault than the SkyWest pilots...However I doubt your ALPA rose colored glasses will allow you to see through the BS that Herndon spews your way...
Originally Posted by Nevets
Anyway, assuming you are correct, Skywest pilots can still stop the whipsaw from our CEO, even if another pilot group has decided to exacerbate it.
No they can't. There will still be pressure on Inc. from the much lower cost union carriers that have much lower costs. In addition, even if they were union, you would have to buy a single list....and that won't come cheap. I suspect the majority wouldn't be willing to pay that price on either side of the fence....
Yes, we compete against all those regionals. And if Skywest Inc wins any flying, our CEO whipsaws Skywest pilots against us. So I fault the CEO more than the pilots but then again, that's what he is paid to
do. Not so with the pilots. I don't blame Skywest pilots for the whipsaw the majors orchestrate against the regionals. But I do partially blame them for the whipsaw our CEO is paid to administer on his own employees because the Skywest pilots are able to stop that if they really wanted. They cannot stop the whipsawing in the whole regional industry but hey can within our corporation. And that would move the needle in the right direction in the fight against whipsaw in our segment of this industry. If they are not willing to "pay the price" to stop the whipsaw from our own CEO, then they are NOT for stopping the whipsaw. And that was my main point to Skywest pilots. If they are for it, them they should be for one list. Anything else is just lip service.