Old 10-30-2007, 04:57 PM
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Default ASA and SKYW to merge pilot seniority lists!

Just another “small” reason to vote ALPA on skyw property.

Word on the street is that management is going to merge asa and skyw fairly soon. Asa’s new contract has limited managements ability to “whipsaw” us, making a merger their best option.

For those not familiar with how a merger would work, this is what “would” happen if skyw had no representation. Asa’s mec would put together a proposal on integration benefiting them. Sapa would put together a proposal benefiting skyw pilots. Asa’s mec would not allow sapa to be part of the negotiations because they are not a union as defined by the rail way labor act. Asa would come in unified and organized with alpa’s resources and negotiating experience, skyw would try to use sapa, when that fails we would be left to fend for disorganized, un-unified selves.

Just talked to another guy who met with the asa mec and got the low down on their views. He said the asa guys are sick of us riding others coat tails and are ready to staple us on the bottom of the list!

For more information on how a merger would work with both sides having representation read this. http://www.skywestalpa.org/documents...ut.Mergers.pdf

Guy's/Gal's, skyw is a good company to work for, but things are about to change you can no longer just remain apathetic with your career, if we don’t get organized and unified as a pilot group we will really get hosed! If you haven’t voted yet, take some time to research this out very carefully in the next few days. Don’t take my word for it do your own research, A lot more is at stake than you might think!
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