Originally Posted by
de727ups
The fact remains. If ALPA was at Skywest, it's likely the up or out policy would have been changed and TonyW would still work there. He was rabidly anti-ALPA on this site during the vote. Now he's going to make 7K a year in the right seat of an RJ. What's to feel sorry for?
"The grossly unscientific poll I saw on the SAPA forum was that 25% supported Up-n-Out. I suspect that out of that 25%, virtually all were captains who "already got their's"
Sounds like the other 75% would like to see it changed. What other ALPA airlines have an up or out policy? I think AA does but they aren't ALPA. Personally, I think it's a dumb policy. We have lifer F/O's at UPS. Some do it for the lifestyle and some just can't make the upgrade. Either way, it should be no big deal to stay as an F/O.
I think it's $7K/month, not bad for an FO...as long as you don't have to move your family to sandland.
Although I may not agree with him on every point, I respect TW for his participation, and attempting to be part of the solution. It is ironic that a union (ANY union) probably would have put the kabosh on pass-or-out.