Originally Posted by
Nevets
SAPA agreed to go with whatever ASA/XJT ALPA gets in the form of 401k, health benefits, and scope (nothing to write home about since they are concessions but probably still a gain for Skywest pilots). The fact that we had to negotiate those terms for an additional 3000+ pilots, only makes it harder to negotiate improvements in those sections since it will cost Inc 7500 pilots rather than 4500.
But to answer your question, the reason why is because Skywest pilots (whether they know it or not) want to enjoy the fruits of organized labor without paying for it. The proverbial "riding of coat tails" if you will.
Many don't even know that they have language in their work rules that piggy backs off of our negotiations. Much less know what the TA says in those sections. As evidenced in this thread.
Actually, I
have read that 500-some-odd page steaming turd pile you refer to as a contract agreement, and I can also read very well between the lines. Your pilots only come over retaining relative seniority if there is a direct transfer of aircraft between XJT and SkyWest. There is no language pertaining to crew rights if there is an indirect transfer. XJT returns an aircraft to it's lessor, the lessor then leases the aircraft to SkyWest, Bob's your Uncle and SkyWest is +1 aircraft with no requirement to bring over any XJT crews. How many of your aircraft are directly owned by XJT, vs. how many are leased (FROM UNITED, for example)? Moreover, how are you going to protect yourself if XJT decides to sell your airplanes to someone else who leases them back to SkyWest? Your TA has so many inane loopholes it would be funny if it wasn't so sad. I hope your MEC's put it forward as a joke and not as a serious demonstration of their efforts over the last few years... Ya'll can keep that reserve language about your pathetic number of GDO's and being available for contact from scheduling while on an overnight, too, don't worry about us riding your coattails on that! Now please quit trolling our thread, thank you.