Originally Posted by
skypilot35
If a union was voted in tomorrow at Skywest a contract wouldn't be in place for years. Most guys / gals here have no desire to be here for any amount of time. The guys / gals who have been here for years have no desire to have a union. A union at the regional does NOTHING! Beat your union drum all you want! The frustration expressed by Disillusioned is felt across all regionals. Having a union does not correct it. One seniority list might
Actually, if a union were voted in tomorrow, your current pilot policy manual would become status quo, until a new contract is negotiated. Meaning that management would have to treat just as a contract. In other words, they cannot change anything in it unless it's by mutual agreement between both parties. That alone would be a huge QOL improvement.
As for frustrations, yes, that happens at all jobs. Some are justified and some probably are not. The difference is that with a union, you can actually use what management wants into negotiating capital to get something better by mutual agreement. Hence the commutair example. You can say that a union at a regional does nothing but it simple isn't true. It doesn't give you as much leverage that you would otherwise along with the QOL improvements I mentioned. Those are facts regardless of what you say or others may think.