Especially an employer making 10's of millions of dollars every quarter!!! It's not like they needed to do this to stay solvent...very sad!...

 

I always said that SkyWest pilots will never be unionized. However, for the first time, I'm seeing (well reading in SAPA) anger from all sides of the spectrum here. I believe that www.skywestalpa.org needs to be brought back up and running with this as a pressing issue. A little premature for a drive but it's time to really turn the light back on (might turn a light on in SGU as well).
Questions, comments?

PS: I would appreciate anyone on the SkyWest ALAP organizing committee to contact me here.

 

While at ASA, I chose the HSA plan for family because it ran about $165 per month less than the PPO plan. So, if you actually use the entire $2300 deductible it comes out to a loss of $320 per year. We were on track to spend far less so we actually saved. Plus they offered a $500 incentive first year to switch so we were in the positive either way.

After you hit the deductible it does switch to acting like a regular PPO for the rest of the year.

Now, if you're not generally healthy or have to have surgery, your right, it's not a savings at all!

I'm not sure it's a bad system over all either - I became far more educated in actual costs. For example, our kid's doctor costs $90 per visit while the nurse practitioner (who is just as competent) costs $55 per visit. Don't even get me started on drug costs! I'm now a huge fan of generics.

 

Prescription for SKW pilots;

1. Mount union organizing drive.

2. Receive union dollars from national office and unionized pilot groups to help organizing effort.

3. Engage in serious discussion with newly motivated management.

4. Breathe sigh of relief when management improves health plan to prevent SKW from going union.

5. Choose not to certify a union.

6. Go to APC and make posts about how awesome it is flying for a company that treats pilots so fine they do not need a union.

 

They still treat us a whole lot better than JO would...

 

How would they treat you if unions did not exist?

 

I think we all know the answer to that. I am on record as voting yes for the damn thing, despite all of my misgivings about alpa at the regional level.

 

At ASA, with the HSA, ASA will contribute $1000 to your account, I believe it is yearly. If you dont have that many doctor visits its not that bad of a deal. But eh $2400 deductible for families is BS if you ask me.

 

I wish it was that good! It's only $500 and only the first time you enroll. Still, it's a good deal for a year and you can always switch back!

 

ASA will put $1000 into your HSA for 2010 and 2011, but not 2012 when the PPO will no longer be offered.