WesternSkies

The pilot association came up with the idea and signed it..
So not really applicable to the topic but nice try.

JC1210

Any new information when interviews and hiring will pick back up?

Baradium

I am continuously amazed how they manage to make you as a group think these things are just pilot ideas.

WesternSkies

This pilot group has been talking about adding reserve trip proffering for years. Company signed off on it finally because a knuckle
head named Zac sold the rest of the reserve group out to get it.

KSCessnaDriver

You mean the company told the student council, do this or we will find someone who will? Get a union and that crap won't happy. But ya'll drink the company beverages like a dehydrated horse.

WesternSkies

Who is what capacity? Can you give an example?
Are day dreaming and passing it off as reality?

HighFlight

Don’t get all riled up. If you are happy where you are, then no one else’s opinion on APC will matter to you.

Personally, I think SKW has a great pilot group, but you are all being taken for granted pay wise. Your company should be paying you more than EDV pilots make. You good folks are why SKW is profitable. Hopefully, the next round of pay negotiations will net you guys and gals closer to what you deserve. But honestly, I don’t see it happening as long as management keeps you from forming a union. (And I am NOT a fan of unions. But they CAN be good for the employees)

I have a really good friend at SKW, and he works hard, and loves his job. But like most, he is anxiously updating his apps and trying to get out. Hopefully, he makes it soon, because he deserves SO MUCH MORE than SKW will ever give him. And I am sure that is true for may of your peeps.

amcnd

Well historically over the 45 year history SkyWest management hasn’t done such a thing... they may bend the interpretation of certain things. Like requiring fatigue reports to be sent in, if you don’t except a extension. But they have never taken away holiday pay, my turkey certificate, never canceled my vacation, never taken away my 6 bonus checks, ect. Guess what im trying to say. If SkyWest was as bad as people like to trash on here. (No union, crap everything) They wouldn’t have 500+ aircraft and 4600 pilots.. they would be a small under 1000 pilot group...

Blueskies21

For clarity, I have no problems with Skywest just pointing out you don't have a union or contract. Your terms of employment are changeable by the company at any time. They've been nice so far, that's good. I don't generally like to depend on the benevolence of my employer, I like to have it in writing... but I'm strange that way...

Anyway, you're not going to be convinced of the benefits of a union, whatever koolaid they serve in SLC it's strong stuff...

Avroman

And there probably is a level of what do certain pilots write up now, and others wait til a maintenance base, except they might forget or not get to a base before a swap. But I have seen several transfers both coming and going in my career and, absolutely the company dumping planes starts getting cheap on repairs.