Not sure I agree with your statement either. Certainly, SkW takes care of the drunks. If you were a drunk flying around folks, you can get fired and go into a "rehabilitation program", and then get rehired to be a pilot again for SkW in SIX MONTHS.

SkW takes care of training failures, too. Fail a transistion, no problemo... just go back to your previous seat. Captain or FO.

But, fail an upgrade, and you're not eligible to fly or even throw bags for SkW... ever. Even if it put your family out on the street. Just making sure that I understand what taking care of folks means... every single one.

Whether SkyWest furloughs or not will be business decision. It costs money to put people on the street, and then bring them back and train them. Having folks on the street when at least there is a distant possibility that SkW may be able to pick up flying that Mesa may not be able to provide, and that UAL has asked SkW to be ready for that possibility.