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Old 09-07-2007 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by TonyWilliams
Uh, that's all great. I don't think SkyWest pilot jobs are going overseas if we don't get brand A labor union.
Originally Posted by TonyWilliams


Tony,

I thought you would be up to speed with the laws coming up, that ALPA is fighting. The "Open skies II" is an ICAO program launched to allow foreign carriers open markets within the borders of American cities, and other nations as well. With the MPL license coming soon also you better believe that our jobs might go overseas. American pilots fly at foreign carriers, right?

Without a large union in Washington who knows what might happen with our jobs. Go to India a see what 200 hours, a MPL, and no union gets you. It would be niaive to think that cannot happen here in the USA. We enjoy our quality of life in the USA because we, the citizens, are united and fight for our rights in the global economy. If we as pilots don’t fight for our rights we will loose to the cheapest pilot out there that lives in a country where 15K will go a lot farther. That’s ok for them but not good for you and me.

And AGAIN, not just ALPA. The key is to be unified with legal representation. Make up the "Skywest Professional Pilots Assoc" but either way stay involved with union and also think ahead of your next paycheck. Read "flying the line", if you havent already. That will open up many sinister possibilities that can happen, because they already have in the past.

I think there are many benefits to a large brand A union, like ALPA. Even SWAPA,IPA, NPA, etc. think so because they have a coalition of unions that work together and share info. They all talk even with ALPA. But Brand A, as you put in is not the only option. I think it would be great if every pilot was united with a single union that represented all. I don’t care if that’s ALPA or any other set of representative letters, as long as it helps us all.

Thanks
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