Originally Posted by
Nevets
Look, my only point is that Skywest management does not deny that other unionized employee groups puts pressure on them to increase pay and benefits to attract employees...... I was just lamenting the fact that most pilots there don't agree with their own management on this. Thats all.
Virtually all the other airlines are unionized, so certainly this statement makes sense. It would also make sense that if no airline were union, SKW would still be in competition for the same pool of qualified applicants, of which (in the pilot world), there is a dwindling number available.
Conversely, we've all seen that a huge number of union airline pilots took pay cuts , furloughs, and other concessions in the last few years. SkyWest has, for the most part, not.
Several of the posts here cast a post election ominous tone, when in fact, nothing has changed. SkyWest is still plugging along the same as it was the day before the union vote started.
I'll be bold and predict that we'll be just fine when the next union drive starts, right on schedule, in 4 to 5 years. At that time, it's conceivable that we'll have another 500 to 1000 pilots, and 50 to 100 more planes. That's too big a temptation of potential 1.95% dues.... it'll happen.
Also, ALPA is still engaged in its lawsuit with SkyWest / SAPA. Briefs due in August.