Originally Posted by
newarkblows
The pilots are just pawns in all of this but its nice to hear there is still some camaraderie left within the profession. Theres going to be people on the street regardless of the takeover bid but from what SKW management is saying they want close to 700 xjt'ers on the street and to hire brand new pilots to fill the vacancies for the "new" flying. I cant tell if they are playing hardball or are they really expecting us to vote this through.
Yeah, like I said, it sucks. What's worse is that we have very LIMITED information about what is going on here, for obvious reasons.
Makes you wonder though, is this it, or it just the opening salvos of negotiations between the two parties? I mean, who is to say that their proposal is the last, best, and final offer? You know, SkyWest wants to put X amount of guys on the street. Maybe they are banking on our MEC trying to protects as many jobs as possible, AND grant them that pending scope relief, cheaper operating costs, etc.
I seriously doubt that if the buyout goes through, that it will happen quickly. Just too many things going on.