While my personal opinion is hardly representative of "Skywest pilots in general" here are my personal thoughts:

1. The term "union" is a tough sell at Skywest because the pilots have a good working relationship with St. George.

2. My personal opinion is that when keeping the big picture in mind the pilots here are treated very well by management and in return the large majority of the pilots treat management well in return by doing the best professional job they can when they show up for work.

3. People can say what they want about SAPA being powerless, however, I think they do a good job at keeping lines of communication open with St. George and voicing our concerns and needs as pilots to them. St. George in return is always responsive.

4. If ASA decertified ALPA and went in house I think you would have a much stronger chance of getting Skywest pilots at least to consider their options/proposals with respect to the ASA pilots.

5. Quite frankly though, I don't think Skywest pilots want to take on ASA's pilot problems anymore than ASA wants to take on Skywest's pilot problems.