Originally Posted by
word302
Again, tell me which carrier has gotten worse off financially after unionizing? Your Comair reference doesn't even apply. YOU made the point that unionizing would hurt Skywest financially. Where is the data that supports that claim?
Your question should be which REGIONAL carriers have gotten worse off financially after unionizing. The answer is most, if not all, in the long run. Pretty hard to formally unionize a subcontracted flying service with four different bosses....excuse me "partners" and expect to remain flexible and successful in the long run. Big unions on the mainline side are much more effective since they aren't dependant on hand-me-down flying contracts and ever changing demands. If we unionize, it might be fairly civil for a while, but when contract negotiation time comes around, the big push and shove game begins and our partners look elsewhere. Union regionals have historically priced and over valued themselves right out of the market.