For Those About to Vote/Not Vote ALPA At SkyWest...
#71
I completely agree, if ALPA comes on property the most important things they'll bring have little to do with pay. For me personally, I'd like to see 3rd party protection should the FAA or company come after me. Also on a smaller level, some things I would hope for in the contract, 14 hour max duty days, and 10 hour min rest in domicile. I live a quite a distance from ORD, and I've been reduced in domicile 3 times in the last year, and I either have to call in fatigued or find a hotel out of my own pocket, that's not right, but I digress.
Anyway I don't know why you thought I was one of "those" skywest pilots, I'm the first guy to say the Bro guys got skrewed, I was just saying a SMALL consolation was it appears that EVENTUALLY we'll all be RJ drivers.
Anyway I don't know why you thought I was one of "those" skywest pilots, I'm the first guy to say the Bro guys got skrewed, I was just saying a SMALL consolation was it appears that EVENTUALLY we'll all be RJ drivers.
#72
Since you don't recall the conversation we had about that very topic last month, I'll include here a link to and some excerpts from that conversation (September 22-23, 2007):
SkyWest ALPA Vote Scheduled, Letter from Mgmnt
To: SkyWest Airlines Pilots
From: Brad Holt
Date: September 21, 2007
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NMB VOTING PROCEDURES Q&A
Q. How do I vote against ALPA? A. By not voting (not calling) at all. There is no prompt to vote NO if you call the voting number. There are only prompts if you want to vote for ALPA or “write-in” someone else. To vote NO, don’t call the number at all! In fact, to eliminate any chance of someone else casting your vote (which would be against the law), shred your instructions and VIN and PIN when you get them.
Not poetic license, nonetheless poetic.
I didn't consider you to be a puppet of The Company -- I was referring to a particular organization. But, if you're feeling the strings of The Company tugging at your arms, it might fit.
OK, I might sound like I'm getting a little personal, but I take great offense with your insinuation that I had taken license with the truth. Let's stick to the facts, shall we?
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#73
tracking the posts and opinions of Tony W i would definitely consider him to be a puppet of the company. one of those guys that thinks everything is absolutely top notch and the greatest thing since apple pie from within. ignorance is bliss and one man's trash is another man's treasure i suppose.
#74
I clearly remember the conversation.
Again, they didn't say "shred the ballots", correct? (therefore poetic license. Just a nit, no big deal to me.) Ok, I see that in there now...
SAPA, perhaps, is that organization? If I'm a SAPA rep, am I now an official puppet?
... the facts are great.
Again, they didn't say "shred the ballots", correct? (therefore poetic license. Just a nit, no big deal to me.) Ok, I see that in there now...
I assumed that by using the metaphor "puppet" ..... the definition should suffice to covey the meaning: one whose acts are controlled by an outside force or influence.
I didn't consider you to be a puppet of The Company -- I was referring to a particular organization.
I didn't consider you to be a puppet of The Company -- I was referring to a particular organization.
SAPA, perhaps, is that organization? If I'm a SAPA rep, am I now an official puppet?
OK, I might sound like I'm getting a little personal, but I take great offense with your insinuation that I had taken license with the truth. Let's stick to the facts, shall we?.
Last edited by TonyWilliams; 10-24-2007 at 01:07 PM. Reason: atually read the document
#75
tracking the posts and opinions of Tony W i would definitely consider him to be a puppet of the company. one of those guys that thinks everything is absolutely top notch and the greatest thing since apple pie from within. ignorance is bliss and one man's trash is another man's treasure i suppose.
I wouldn't knowingly jump into a company that was "trash". I do consider SkyWest to be in the top tier or regionals. Sorry if that offends your senses.
Don't forget "head in the sand", "crack some skulls", "banned off jumpseats", "can't get a job at other carriers", and all the other absolute idiotic scare tactic employed by those in support of ALPA.
Certainly, your "top notch" statement is hyperbole. There's plenty of things to fix, and there always will be, whether it's ALPA, SAPA, or any other alphabet soup group representing the pilots.
#77
Now that I'm a puppet, in that "atrocity", what can I possibly offer you in explanation?
Clearly, I'm an evil man. Whatch out pilots, I"M GUNNA GET YA !!!!
Edit:
Ok, this exchange would be fun to continue, but now I actually have to make sure my house doesn't burn down.
#78
#79
Either you didn't comprehend what you were discussing then, or you don't comprehend what you're discussing now, or you're taking license with what I've said, or a combination of the above.
I said "shred their voting credentials":
Poetic license: noun. The liberty taken by an artist or a writer in deviating from conventional form or fact to achieve a desired effect.
Poetic license: Distortions of fact and literary convention made by a writer—not always a poet—for the sake of the effect gained. Poetic license is closely related to the concept of "artistic freedom". An author exercises poetic license by saying that a pile of money "reaches as high as a mountain" when the pile is actually only a foot or two high.
Now, what liberty do you accuse me of taking? What distortion did I commit? What deviation from fact did I exercise? What exaggeration do you detect?Poetic license: Distortions of fact and literary convention made by a writer—not always a poet—for the sake of the effect gained. Poetic license is closely related to the concept of "artistic freedom". An author exercises poetic license by saying that a pile of money "reaches as high as a mountain" when the pile is actually only a foot or two high.
NONE.
I quoted Brad Holt who said, "shred your instructions and VIN and PIN when you get them." The only possible objection you might have would be to my substitution of the word "credentials" for "instructions and VIN and PIN." In order to cast a vote electronically (more specifically, telephonically), one must have the instructions (which include the phone number to call and the steps to follow to register a vote), a Voter Identification Number (VIN), and a Personal Identification Number (PIN). These are the credentials required to vote. Without these credentials, the pilot cannot vote, and that inaction is counted as a NO vote. Once again, the "instructions and VIN and PIN" are the credentials.
Your latest change to "shred the ballot" indicates either your ignorance of the process, since there is no ballot to shred, or your unwillingness to admit that you were wrong to accuse me of taking liberty with the truth.
Your little switcheroo is, though, a classic case of poetic license. Change the facts to gain a desired effect. Ooops, we noticed.
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#80
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Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: CRJ
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I've been in a union for the better part of two decades, so I'm familiar with that in general. Not very familiar with ALPA. I really want to work in an enviroment that doesn't have the never ending head butting contests.
Where exactly is this BBQ? I presume not on Skywest property !
Where exactly is this BBQ? I presume not on Skywest property !
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