Originally Posted by
Blackwing
I know what the rationale is, I just don't agree with it. I agree with giving seniority to prior SKYW employees who actually worked here in some other capacity, but not for people who were hired off the street to be pilots but lacked a key qualification. If anything, they should be at the bottom of in-class seniority for having cost the company all that extra money.
Two dudes interview same day, one with 121 experience, an ATP, and a type in the same plane the company flies; the other is a Commercial/CFI with no 121 experience, yet he will end up being senior to the first guy simply because he was LESS qualified? It's wrong.
The seniority hit cost me when it came time to bid for sim, bid for domicile, and eventually vacation, upgrade, etc. It's just wrong.
Agree or not, it really doesn't matter what you think. SGU makes the rules and policies. Don't like the rules and/or policies, you have 2 choices, 1-establish a CBA to define how these scenarios are handled or 2-quit. It's really that simple. Don't like unions, here is your sampling as to what it's like. Now imagine you are at a legacy for the next 35 years, you really want to bet "the"company "will do the right thing"?