Jesus, will you guys relax? 757driver, I COMPLETELY understand where you are coming from. I do not work for CAL, UAL or any express carriers (anymore) so I don't have a hand in any of this, but it's ridiculous.

You know those SkyPesters (my term of endearment for them) don't have a say so in any flying they do. The majority of the pilot group probably wants no part in this - however someone has to fly it if management opens it up.

This is CAL flying, absolutely. But - this is also CAL/UAL management's doing, and has nothing to do with choices made by SkyWest. Directing your anger at the regional pilots will do nothing to help the main problem here... you need to fire up your own pilots and get them to do something about this - and while you're at it, please for the love of God tell the UAL pilots to stop giving away flying. Make management stop this crap, but don't get some person going to work in trouble for being late just because you're mad about the whole thing. That does nothing but cause trouble for other pilots who are innocent of the entire thing.

Again - you KNOW how it works. The company gives us flying - and we show up and fly it, or we get in trouble. The only time NO pilot should show up to work is to fly struck work, and even then, those on probation will get fired immediately.

It's nasty out there, but if we're ever going to solve these problems we HAVE to work together.