its definitly been interesting to watch as this unfolded for the last several months. that 1% pay raise thing last year at skw was the source of all my anger about that place. i think ive got it all out of my system and can go back to being rational again, so ill no longer criticize skw mgt for that or skw pilots for voting it in, nor will i take such an opposing stance for those who are anti-alpa there. im officially over it (and im sorry i angered so many skw guys including a lot of my old buddies there, i think my anonymity on this board was lost a long time ago )

ASA pilots deserve everything they worked for. theyre highly profitable and those that stuck it out there will hopefully reap the benefits that the TA should bring.

I really dont think youll see skywest pilots rise up and try to match their payrates (except maybe 1st year pay but that would be initiated by the company and not the pilot group). The reason for that is the alpa vote will most likely fail, and the current pay policy at skw is not negotiable till 2011 or so? i mean theyll still get the 1% every year and all that, but what im saying is the company has no obligation to even consider talking about pay until then because the pilots voted it in. I also dont think youll see any hostility or resentment between SKW pilots and ASA pilots over this. Their similarities start and stop with the name Skywest, Inc. Aside from that, they could care less about each other.