Originally Posted by
Wedge Buster
First of all I highly doubt a merger will happen whether or not Skywest votes ALPA, but if I(t) does happen and Skywest pilots don’t have a union to represent them. They will have a hard time getting favorable terms when seniority lists are merged. You can bet that ASA-ALPA would have a lot more re$ource$ to throw around.
I know those resources won't come from ALPA for either side, if we are both ALPA.
Just review the HP and US merger (both ALPA).
If we're not ALPA, I don't see a merger happening, hence no need for the ALPA help that we wouldn't be getting if we were ALPA. (lost count of double negatives in that one ;-)
Quotes from one of the posts concerning the ALPA HP/US merger:
"Recently heard that the AAA pilots are looking at 'de-certifying' ALPA as a way to get rid of the award, would work; probably what ALPA needs to get a wake up call. ALPA needs a wake call, to get back to 'representing their membership' or DIE. They have F#$ked up sooooo much in the last 10-15yrs. (ALPA merger policy is a 'joke' and lead to this problem, failure to push for pension reform which would have saved most or all the the pensions, the age 60 thing, and so on, and on, and on).
As I said, definitely hope they 'de-certify' ALPA, if I were there, would vote YES on that tomorrow, would solve the 'list problem' and send ALPA a power message."