Originally Posted by
Slaphappy
If there ever were going to be a 3 way merger which is not going to happen but IF for some crazy reason it were to happen. I think skywest bases should have 5 year fences including upgrades and transfers. I also think that since we're the acquiring company that we should be benefited with a higher percent of relative seniority. I think if xjt and asa guys get to have our bases then we should get something in return, because skywest pilots gain NOTHING from be merged with xjt or asa. We would be on the losing end of this deal any way it would go down. If those prerequisites could be guaranteed then I would be open to a merger.
But you've been saying this entire time that ASA is the acquiring company
Using your logic if anyone should get preferential treatment (your idea not mine, I think it should be as fair as possible for all groups) then the ASA pilots should get the hight percent of relative seniority in a 3 way merger. After all, according to your beloved Skywest management, ASA is the acquiring company.
I don't understand why you are so against a 3 way merger. You believe that Skywest management hasn't used whipsaw in it's 35 year of existence despite evidence to the contrary from ASA and XJet pilots. Even if what you said was true, the past relations is no guarantee of similar future relations and you should want your pilot group to be in the strongest possible negotiating position to deal with any BS management might throw at you. Why even give management the opportunity or temptation to whipsaw? Can you 100% guarantee that they won't? No you can't, therefore you should integrate all 3 groups.
RAH is at least doing something right with their one list approach. If they can pull off that CF of a integration, ASA/Skywest/XJet should be pretty easy.