Originally Posted by
EngineOut
I think that a union at SkyWest is a dumb thought 1300 pilots ago. Now that we are darn near 2700 strong, Bessie in Crew Support does not know my name. Dan in dispatch has no clue who I am. Therefore, when I do them a favor, they have no obligation to me, in reality, I have no clue who they are either.
SkyWest is too big to operate on a "mah-and-pah" platform. The company has outgrown its skill set. I think we need an organized, set-in-stone contract that spells out exactly when Bessie and Dan can contact me and what we both get when they do.
I truly dig the vendors who have contracts with SkyWest. I am a provider of Pilot Services: I don't get a contract, but Pepsi and Coke do? What kind of crap is that? If Pepsi doesn't fulfill the requirements, you replace them with Coke, right?
Replace me, SkyWest.
And Bessie and Dan are going to know who you are (and vice versa) with ALPA on the property? I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. They don't know you and you don't know them because of how big we've become and how disconnected everyone is about all the other departments, not because a union isn't here.
Be careful what you ask for though. Some of the favors both sides enjoy will be gone as soon as everything is by the book.