Originally Posted by
reelbigchair
757Driver.... Very serious question, and one that I would ask you if you allowed me in your jumpseat to discuss this adult to adult in a reasonable fashion if I ever ran into you. (ps I'd also discuss it in my jump as well, because you're always welcome in a skywest jump.)
Put yourself in a junior skywest pilots shoes... he's been displaced to IAH, and his schedule has him flying into and out of IAH. What would you have him do? Quit? Refuse the work, and be fired? I'm not sure what you expect of us, because it seems like you think we have some power in this situation.
I myself am not junior enough to be displaced to IAH and won't have to do any of the flying in question, but I'm afraid that's not the case for a good number of pilots at SkyWest who will be FORCED into flying the routes.
You'll deny them a seat to get back home, see their wife and kids all because you don't like what your CEO has decided to do with RJ route structure. I agree, they ******* on your contract, please go to court over it, and I'll cheer your victory.
But I again ask that you give them a reasonable option that won't get them fired.
Like I said previously, the only "power" I supposedly have as the PIC is to deny anyone going to IAH to violate my contract a ride. Hopefully that will create a cancellation and if it happens enough, management might want to revisit their decision.
This is all conjecture at this time as our Union is actively involved in stopping this flying from occurring.
I'd be happy to discuss it with you in the terminal, but unfortunately you wouldn't be riding on the aircraft.