Originally Posted by
RightSeatDude
Why do SkyWest pilots need ALPA or any other union? They seem to be doing pretty well without a group of thugs taking 2% of their money.
This has already been voted down by the pilots once.
I especially got a kick out of one of the typical clowns here predicting SkyWest will be ALPA in 2011.
But not to worry, whichever one of you clowns said it. Most of the pilots who post here aren't any smarter than you are.
A regional that makes billions, and gives out a 2% raise is a start. What about SKW new Health care that was forced on employees? High deductibles and HSA plans is what they have now, if im not mistaken (ill admit I dont know the whole scoop here). The union is not for present times, its for later, if you catch what im throwing. At XJT, can you imagine the cuts we would have taken if we didn't have the contract we did, when we really started losing money. Skywest is not immune to all this. A union is a necessary evil, sorry to say. Its been a good run Skywest, but you guys need to find a way to preserve it. Not saying ALPA needs to be the union that gets voted on either. I recently got a sneak peak at UTU, and I liked what I saw.