Originally Posted by rickair7777
In general unions are a necessary evil in our profession. Most operators that start small and get bigger will acquire a union in the process.
However to be fair Mesa is ALPA and Skywest is non-union (so far).
Unions are the best thing that happened to the 135 helo world operating in the Gulf Of Mexico...Of course, pilots have to work together to improve thier conditions not eat their young as the saying goes...
I believe in the power of collective barganning. Unions fail / disappoint when thier leadership decides to not leader the fight...
-LAFF