Originally Posted by
JoeMerchant
Originally Posted by
Nevets
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.
Let's just say they become union...How does that stop the whipsaw within the corporation? ASA and CMR were whipsawed when we were part of the same corporation. Hulas is going to whipsaw GoJet, TSA, and Compass. No whipsaw currently at RAH...but they aren't gaining anything either.
Just because they are union doesn't mean there isn't going to be whipsaw. Look at all the whipsaw right now between union carriers.
You mentioned it earlier. RAH isn't being whipsawed anymore because they are all on one list (one list doesn't guarantee a TA but it can in our case). A similar structure here would also stop the second round of whipsaw we are currently being subjected to by our own CEO. But like I said, my main point is that many pilots are not interested in a similar structure because they are not really for stopping the whipsaw from our own company.