SWp1,
you can not sit here and tell me that you don't get it at all. Maybe the moral factor is not big enough to sway your opinion, but to deny its existance is pathetic.

I, and many others have posted countless examples of how your pilot group has benefited from the efforts of ALPA.

just incase your new to this; here's a good one.

Comair pilots fight a long battle but management won't budge. They are released by the NMB and go into 30 day cooling off period. Which is really when contracts get hashed out. Management still wouldn't budge.

The Comair pilots went on strike. They refused to let the race to the bottom go through their airlines. Their actions benefitted ALL of US!! ASA, Eagle, Republic, and yes, even Skywest. Your boss does not continue to give you bumps in pay just because he's a good guy. He's competing with the other carriers who negotiate a fair contract. Those contracts are earned by due paying members who bring teams of ALPA legal, accounting, and negotiating experience to enhance a pilot's group ability to negotiate.

Meanwhile, what did you do to help the comair pilots? Nothing! ALPA members kicked in extra dues to help support the Comair pilots while they were out on a strike that made all of our lives better.

How can you not see that!

Every time I make a post like this, it gets dodged, so I'm sure you'll dodge this too.

But if the only thing that motivates you is your selfish intrest, consider this.

The last Delta class had 2 Skywest and 12 ASA. Their are many carriers that have pilots sitting on their hiring board and they are more than familiar with the Skywest/AlPA situation. Please don't take that as a threat, but in one of those "all things being equal" cases, the ALPA pilot is going to have a leg up with that interviewer.

Stick