Originally Posted by
Slaphappy
[edit: remove flamebait] Nobody was afraid of voting for alpa. Those newhires all came from alpa airlines and didn't want to deal the corruption from that horrible organization. [edit: remove flamebait] Most of those who voted for alpa have since left skywest so I expect a vote to be even less than the ones before. We havn't lost any benefits either.
Slap, its posts like this that make me 80% sure you aren't serious. I'm as pro SkyWest as any, but to say that we haven't lost any bennies....perhaps the better term would be our existing benefits are being actively eroded. Fewer health care options, paying more for our travel privileges, many pay interpretations that aren't being ruled in our favor, etc. I still think its a good company, but the farther Uncle Jerry gets from the day to day decisions, the less employee-oriented this company becomes.
As for the XJT rumor, I'm not sure the existing facts line up with this one. Namely, why would SkyWest be thinking about hiring if they were planning to merge with another airline? Usually there is overlap, especially with a company that has guys on furlough. Ultimately, I just can't believe an airline of ExpressJet's caliber will be as destitute as some believe. Its a good operation and I have to think that if some of the awful airlines have survived, why would a good one fall by the wayside?