Originally Posted by
fosters
SkyWest pilots haven't experienced the pain and stress of having a codeshare removed and given to someone else.
It's never happened to me either, but every guy I fly with had it happen, and it sucks. It's the nature of the regional game, we know, but that doesn't change the fact that it sucks.
By being the highest paid regional pilots a pilot group could open themselves up to limited growth if not slicing their own wrists (think Comair). They had one heck of a pay scale, for which they went on strike for 89 days to get, and they ended up taking concessions and still having flying taken away.
As pilots we really are a commodity. If higher pay equated to more profit we would have a leg to stand on. All we have is a union to help us out and the last couple ALPA votes have gone no where.
The difference is that Skywest has a track record of 30+ years of success and more recently have about $700 million in the bank with an admition from the CEO that they have $150 million more than what they need to run the airline AND they just made about $160 million last year. Surely they could spare a few million to pay the pilots just a little bit more.
The fact remains that without a union recognized by the NMB, Skywest pilots will never be able to bargain for any substantial increase in pay rates, solidifying work rules, and ending at-will employment.
Originally Posted by
WAVIT Inbound
Fosters you need to leave this forum right now. You are just making WAY to much since for this place. We as pilots are supposed to be irrational and only care about more hourly pay even if it brings our company down to its knees, right?
Even if the company has $700 million in the bank, $150 million more than needed to run the airline, and making $160 million a year? How does that make any sense?