I think SkyWest needs a union. When I ran for SAPA rep in SLC, I put it in my bio that I supported a union, since the former SAPA president, Mark, had just made a revelation (in court) that he supported ALPA. I also disclosed my role as a union rep when I was an air traffic controller.

I don't, however, and still don't think ALPA is the right tool for the job, which I also included in my bio then. My list of reasons are long, and well documented on this forum, so I won't repeat it here. With almost 3000 pilots, there is no reason that an in house union like SWAPA, APA, or USAPA (ok, maybe not the best example) couldn't flourish.

But, again, a union or no union doesn't by itself change any policy.