Originally Posted by
JetBlast77
Its not about what ALPA has done, its about what they haven't done. Its all about the $$ with ALPA and I think deep down we all know that. If Skywest did go ALPA, wouldn't the ALPA merger policy require that all three lists merge? I'm pretty sure it is required in black and white at that point.
I'm pretty sure that all ALPA carriers within a company MUST be on the same list.
What hasn't ALPA done? Ask Mesa pilots what would have happened if they were non-union under JO?
If Skywest were to go ALPA, it does NOT mean an eventual merger of lists. It is not an ALPA policy. And if it was, it wouldn't force management to merge the lists. It would only be required if that language already existed in the contract.
ALPA would not require a single list. That would come at contract negotiation time. Essentially the two carriers (ASA/XJT and SKW) would need to negotiate for a single list and a single contract.
Not necessarily. It depends if ASA/XJT MECs decide they want to expend negotiating capital trying to get one list.
Originally Posted by
TonyWilliams
Do it the way SWAPA and APA does... contract it out.
Why pay for those services at a premium when you can just go ALPA to begin with and pay for it at no additional cost?