I left alaska for united in 2018, best decision I’ve ever made. Alaska was undeniably the worst place I’ve ever worked, worse than the regional I’d previously worked for. I don’t know how the new contract will improve working there, time will tell, hopefully it is significantly better.

I can with certainty tell you that Alaska will drag their heels in implementing the new CBA. They will make excuses and delay and delay and delay. The union will file grievances that will never be rectified.

Driving to work is great, it may be enough to stomach the Air Group ways. That said, there is a reason that hundreds have left AS in the past few years to come to United (and many other places).

as someone else mentioned, better choice would be to go to delta and bid Seattle when you can hold it.


good luck with whichever way you choose to go!