Originally Posted by
rickair7777
On the other hand our industry naturally lends itself to unions...maybe the addition of a huge regional like SKW would tip the balance toward labor across the regional industry.
Yah, that's gunna happen !!!! Managers industry wide will look at the new ALPA SkyWest and start changing the way business has been done in the airline business for the past 50 years.
Sure... you can bet on it (with you 1.95% dues).
Folks, each of you need to vote your conscience of what will work for you. One observation that I've made is that virtually nobody who hasn't sent in a card plans on voting for ALPA.
However, I've bumped into a surprising number who have sent in the cards, but do not plan to vote for ALPA (for various reasons).
One thing I know for sure. That magic "contract" that the organizers promise (and hint to improvements over what you currently have) is over 5 years in the making at our sister ALPA carrier. There's no guarantee you'll get anything overall better than what we now have.
But, you'll still be paying those mandatory 1.95% dues, every pay period, month after month, year after year. The ALPA president will still be counting his $750,000.00 year salary.
I'm not sure how I'm going to hedge my SkyWest stock, but I probably will be betting on another failed union drive. (PS: the market will react to this vote).