Originally Posted by
FirstClass
It may favor a union but that doesn't mean you should have one or its the best idea.
I'm advocating doing away with the union at the regionals, not replacing it or fixing it. Not even a pilot driven association such as skywest.
Let the company worry about organizing the pilots. That way when pilots go rogue and decide not to work or show up or show up late, there is nobody to sue. There is no work action. There is nobody to complain to. Let the company organize the pilots no different than any other corporation. Think about the simplicity. Someone else on this forum has hit the nail on the head with this thinking, can't remember who.
But its now clear to me that the company needs the union more than the pilots do. Think about it.
I'm gonna go ahead and agree with the wiz.
You have absolutely no concept of how sh**y your quality of life and pay would be without a union. Try it! Been there done it. Got a picture... There is a reason next to every airline that is capable of having a union.... IS UNIONIZED. Think about it. Keep thinkin..... Give it time.... It'll sink in.
Concept: without your Union.... You'd likely be making less than $20/hr have pay for training no 401k, vacation HA! Retirement.... Psssssshwhatever, rigs work rules? the abuse is endless... Pay your dues and thank your reps. You need them. Now go fly your regional route on some one else's brand.