Originally Posted by
Route66
LOL! DO YOU REALIZE THEIR PILOTS RATIFIED A THREE YEAR CONTRACT AMENDABLE IN 2018???
SkyWest Airlines pilots ratify 3-year labor contract | Labor content from ATWOnline
"SkyWest Airlines said a
“strong majority” of its pilots have voted to accept a new, three-year labor contract. The agreement, which replaces a prior agreement that became amendable in January 2015, will run through mid-2018. SkyWest Airlines is a subsidiary of St. George, Utah-based regional airline operator SkyWest Inc. and the flight deck crew are represented by the SkyWest Airlines Pilot Association.
In any case, THEY AREN'T STARVING!
Yeah, but bragging about gains in wages with a shortage of candidates? That's explained by pretty much the most basic economics. Skywest is competing for pilots like every other regional.
That same competitive factor won't help you keep your job if you feel the need to stand up to management shenanigans. It doesn't help with pilot pushing, and it doesn't help with work rules and pay when pilot supply is better. Admittedly unions are weak right now which don't make them much better, but that is an argument for strengthening, not ditching them.