Originally Posted by
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If you want to talk about holding the line, one could argue Skywest pilots are the worst offenders by not voting in representation while their sister company shrinks. I'm not arguing my opinion, just throwing that argument out there. Skywest pilots do not have a union or collective bargaining agreement like every other 121 scheduled airline including the most recent JetBlue, allegiant and virgin America (the last three I mentioned don't have a CBA yet but will soon).
While I won't disagree with you, most of the people here are too comfortable to even put forth the effort to do such a thing. We're kind of like the Switzerland of the Regionals. Happy, glassyeyed, and like to ski. Most see a union is as just a loss of 2% of your pay with significant nothing to show for it. Every union is fighting against each other instead of with. Not one airline is represented by a true national union. If you think they are, go talk to someone at IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers). Thats what a real union looks like. When you're willing to push for something like this, I'll be at the front of the pack with the biggest pitchfork.
Skywest may not be helping to be part of the solution, but we definitely aren't the worst offenders out there in the regional world. You'd have to look inward at your own unions to find who's really responsible for the **** storm the last decade was.