SkyWest ALPA Vote Scheduled, Letter from Mgmnt
#71
i did let emotion get the best of me in my last post a while back, so im sorry. i really do care about skywest. i have a lot of friends there, and i really enjoyed the people i worked with. I want to see you guys do well.
Also, as TonyWilliams might think, we're not trying to sell ALPA to you. Its not going to cause any disasters. But it will give you a contract and a lot of protection and benefits. Im not affiliated with ALPA but I was involved with the OC at skywest. Like I said before Im now a Teamster. The reason I want you to have a union is because it will benefit you. Theres no games, no catch, no nothing. The biggest problem is that people are going to vote no for the wrong reasons. Do what you have to do, but think about your career in the long term
Also, as TonyWilliams might think, we're not trying to sell ALPA to you. Its not going to cause any disasters. But it will give you a contract and a lot of protection and benefits. Im not affiliated with ALPA but I was involved with the OC at skywest. Like I said before Im now a Teamster. The reason I want you to have a union is because it will benefit you. Theres no games, no catch, no nothing. The biggest problem is that people are going to vote no for the wrong reasons. Do what you have to do, but think about your career in the long term
#72
Originally Posted by ghilis101
Also, as TonyWilliams might think, we're not trying to sell ALPA to you. Its not going to cause any disasters. But it will give you a contract and a lot of protection and benefits. Im not affiliated with ALPA but I was involved with the OC at skywest. Like I said before Im now a Teamster. The reason I want you to have a union is because it will benefit you. Theres no games, no catch, no nothing.
The biggest problem is that people are going to vote no for the wrong reasons.
#73
Just be honest. For myself, since I knew SkyWest was non-union, I definitely failed to mention that I was formerly a union officer.
#74
Alpa wont pass. They only got about 50% of the cards and half of those were from people who have already left.
If you want to be stapled at the bottom of the ASA list then vote yes.
If you want the upgrade to go to 3+ years then vote yes.
If you want to end up like the lifers who are just bitter then are stuck at skywest for life vote yes.
and for the love of god dont listen to the clowns at other alpa regionals they only want to hurt skywest to the point where they can pick up flying from us or before us.
If you want to be stapled at the bottom of the ASA list then vote yes.
If you want the upgrade to go to 3+ years then vote yes.
If you want to end up like the lifers who are just bitter then are stuck at skywest for life vote yes.
and for the love of god dont listen to the clowns at other alpa regionals they only want to hurt skywest to the point where they can pick up flying from us or before us.
I want whatever you are smoking!!!
If you are concerned about the stapler, then you NEED ALPA. If SkyWest is non-union and seniority lists are merged, they have no voice in the matter and will get stapled. If SkyWest were ALPA however, they certainly woudn't be stapled in the event of a merger with ASA. Worst case would be DOH, and factoring career expectations makes me think a percentage, instead of straight DOH seems likely. Let me repeat: The only way SkyWest would get stapled is if they are NOT a part of ALPA.
Second, how would voting in ALPA turn people into lifers at SKW?
PS: Nobody is out to steal your flying. Everyone just wants SkyWest pilots to have access to the resources of ALPA, and an enforcable contract instead of promises.
#76
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Once again the ANTI UNION PILOTS will ride the coat tails of those who are paving the way for a better future.. thank you guys..pps, do you think sapa will show??? hahahaha
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WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Workers' and retirees' wages and pension benefits would be protected in corporate bankruptcies under a bill to be introduced on Tuesday by Democratic U.S. lawmakers with support from labor unions.
House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, said in a statement he will offer the bill to "make it more difficult for the companies to use bankruptcy as a way to gut workers' wages and benefits."
Conyers said he will be joined at a news conference on the bill on Tuesday by Richard Trumka, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO labor coalition, and labor leaders for airline pilots, steelworkers, auto workers, flight attendants and machinists.
"Workers have been bearing more than their share of the pain when their companies file for bankruptcy," Trumka said.
"This legislation restores balance to the bankruptcy process, moving workers up in the line of who gets what they're owed, ensuring outrageous CEO packages don't trump things like pensions and living wages, and slamming shut corporations' back door route to gutting workers' rights," he said.
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