Originally Posted by
dodgerk
No to a union. Every friend I have at union carriers (express, rah, mesa) hate the union. The friends at non-union carriers I have like not having unions. (Allegiant, Jetblue). It's sad what has happened at Skywest recently, but I don't think a union would solve it. It seems like a grass is greener on the other side deal to me.
May not solve it but I can GUARANTEE you it would help. I get it...ALPA is not the End all to all the problems but it is much better than what you guys have now which is nothing. I left SkyWest about two years ago right after the Union vote was going through and I voted in favor of it. Amazed me how many guys didn't vote because there were "good" thing coming...Really? "Good" things????Oh you mean the good things Brad Holt talked about in the letters he send out to all the Pilots in favor of voting down ALPA? You know what the good things that came of it were???? I Bet the higher ups told him if you help keep ALPA off property, you will get a promotion.....guess what he became after ALPA was voted down....CEO of ASA...Great things for the Pilot group at SW
. I told it to all of my FO's then and I will still say it now.....If you voted against ALPA, I NEVER want to hear you complain......
That said, I am very happy to be out of there and be at a major with ALPA. The work rules and the way we are treated are day and night compared to SW.
Could there be improvements? Of course. But would I change the fact of wanting ALPA? ABSOLUTELY NOT.