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Old 04-21-2007 | 08:51 PM
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Skywest just closed the DEN Brasilia base and awarded DEN Brasilia capts CRJ capt spots even though they are inside their year seat lock. Meanwhile, if you are a capt on the Brasilia in another base, you are still seatlocked even though you are senior to the DEN guys. Call me crazy but isn't this bull crap? I mean, they should release the seatlocks in seniority order, don't y'all think?
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Old 04-21-2007 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Freightpuppy
Skywest just closed the DEN Brasilia base and awarded DEN Brasilia capts CRJ capt spots even though they are inside their year seat lock. Meanwhile, if you are a capt on the Brasilia in another base, you are still seatlocked even though you are senior to the DEN guys. Call me crazy but isn't this bull crap? I mean, they should release the seatlocks in seniority order, don't y'all think?
Come on ALPA supporters, chime in . . .
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Old 04-21-2007 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by freightpuppy
Call me crazy but isn't this bull crap? I mean, they should release the seatlocks in seniority order, don't y'all think?
Screw everyone else. I care about me, me, me...
That is what I see from your statement.

The DEN EMB-120 guys had their base shut down. If your proposal (release seat locks in seniority order) happened, they would have to move to .... Fresno .... is that the closest EMB base to DEN?

Why in gods name do you think that you should be allowed to remove your seatlock (isn't it only a 1 year seat lock) so you can fly a shiny jet, while the poor guy who lives in Denver now has to move/commute to California (over 1,000 miles!!!).
You are what's wrong with aviation. Screw everyone else. I care about me, myself, and I.
Sorry, but I can't belive you made such a narrowsighted statement!!!
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Old 04-21-2007 | 09:30 PM
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you have a valid concern. if skywest had an actual contract this would probably be pretty black and white
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Old 04-21-2007 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Ellen
Come on ALPA supporters, chime in . . .


Ellen I take it you are an ALPA non supporter
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Old 04-21-2007 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Blkflyer
Ellen I take it you are an ALPA non supporter
They sure haven't done much lately to win my (or any) support these days . . . . Unless you know something differently? Please enlighten me.
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Old 04-21-2007 | 09:55 PM
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Ellen are you saying ALPA has dont nothing for Aviation...
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Old 04-21-2007 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Blkflyer
Ellen are you saying ALPA has dont nothing for Aviation...
Nope. I am not saying that.
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Old 04-21-2007 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ghilis101
you have a valid concern. if skywest had an actual contract this would probably be pretty black and white
Wow....ghilis....a skywest pilot with common sense....you gotta get the rest of em on your page man....
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Old 04-21-2007 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ryane946
Sorry, but I can't belive you made such a narrowsighted statement!!!
I hate to break it to you, but you are the one seeing in tunnel vision.

Seniority. You are not a person, you are a number. When SkyWest switches to a merit based award system, then awarding upgrades / removing seatlocks randomly is perfectly acceptable. As long as SkyWest is on a seniority based system, awarding upgrades/removing seat-locks out of seniority is completely unacceptable.....under any circumstances.

Bases open and close all the time. If the person is not prepared to deal with the consequences of this, then they need to find a different job.

SkyWest pilots need a union, and soon.
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