SKYW Pilots planning walkout?
01-23-2007 | 08:24 PM
#11
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,963
Likes: 0
From: SkyWest Capt.
Some of my friends at SKYW said that they have organized a 1-2 day (Call-in-Sick Stoppage of Work) to coincide with SKYW's earnings conference on February 7th. Apparently, it is in protest to their wages. (???)
I don't know how true this is, so I was curious if anyone else heard of anything. However, if it is true, that could sort of be embarrassing for SKYW Management, especially during an earnings conference and after Midwest Airlines selected them to fly 15-25 planes.
I don't know how true this is, so I was curious if anyone else heard of anything. However, if it is true, that could sort of be embarrassing for SKYW Management, especially during an earnings conference and after Midwest Airlines selected them to fly 15-25 planes.
Your friends apparently don't have much pull because I, as well as all my SKW friends and everyone on this board (that’s SKW), haven't heard a word. If they had actually organized it I’m sure that the “Buzz” would be around SKW by now.
Now that you have spread the word, I'm sure that Mgmnt will know shortly if they don't already, they will be easily singled out seeing that there will only be a hand full calling in sick. It's not that I don't agree, it's that without a union's legal department to back us and lead us is the right direction (according to the RLA) we are just risking our careers. I for one can not afford to hire legal representation on my first year salary.
No, I'm afraid that Ellen is continuing to blow smoke and until we have legal representation at SKW you'll not see an organized attempt of this kind for some time. BUT, thank you for the amusement Ellen; it's nice to see you care.
01-23-2007 | 08:29 PM
#12
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,963
Likes: 0
From: SkyWest Capt.
I heard about that pay package . . . I suppose that they could fire someone or many, but based upon cost of training new pilots and replacing Captains and FO's things could get costly in a hurry if they did that, since it sounds like they are short pilots (hiring unitl July / August) at lower minimums. What is it now? 850TT and 50-100ME. Scary if you are a passenger. . . .
Scary?
Then don't fly at any of the regionals!
01-23-2007 | 08:45 PM
#15
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 260
Likes: 0
A little sensitive aren't we?
What rubber toilet ducky means is that skywest is viewed as one of the top, if not the top, regionals around on these boards. Generally, people want to work there and it is rare that you hear negative things about it.... giving a false warm and fuzzy.
Now, what Mr. Duck, and all the other newbies to the industry, need to realize (like I did not so long ago) is that even the best regional has it's serious disadvantages and drawbacks...No regional is a "perfect" place to work. So even the best company still sucks, for lack of a better word. That is why we all play "My sh*tty company is better than your sh*tty company" on these regional boards.
Skywest is a great company. So is RAH, ExpressJet, and Horizon. Each have advantages, each have disadvantages. There is always chaos in some form or another between the pilot group and mgmt. That's just part of the industry.
Note: Don't work for GoJets
What rubber toilet ducky means is that skywest is viewed as one of the top, if not the top, regionals around on these boards. Generally, people want to work there and it is rare that you hear negative things about it.... giving a false warm and fuzzy.
Now, what Mr. Duck, and all the other newbies to the industry, need to realize (like I did not so long ago) is that even the best regional has it's serious disadvantages and drawbacks...No regional is a "perfect" place to work. So even the best company still sucks, for lack of a better word. That is why we all play "My sh*tty company is better than your sh*tty company" on these regional boards.
Skywest is a great company. So is RAH, ExpressJet, and Horizon. Each have advantages, each have disadvantages. There is always chaos in some form or another between the pilot group and mgmt. That's just part of the industry.
Note: Don't work for GoJets
01-23-2007 | 09:05 PM
#16
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,963
Likes: 0
From: SkyWest Capt.
A little sensitive aren't we?
What rubber toilet ducky means is that skywest is viewed as one of the top, if not the top, regionals around on these boards. Generally, people want to work there and it is rare that you hear negative things about it.... giving a false warm and fuzzy.
Now, what Mr. Duck, and all the other newbies to the industry, need to realize (like I did not so long ago) is that even the best regional has it's serious disadvantages and drawbacks...No regional is a "perfect" place to work. So even the best company still sucks, for lack of a better word. That is why we all play "My sh*tty company is better than your sh*tty company" on these regional boards.
Skywest is a great company. So is RAH, ExpressJet, and Horizon. Each have advantages, each have disadvantages. There is always chaos in some form or another between the pilot group and mgmt. That's just part of the industry.
Note: Don't work for GoJets
What rubber toilet ducky means is that skywest is viewed as one of the top, if not the top, regionals around on these boards. Generally, people want to work there and it is rare that you hear negative things about it.... giving a false warm and fuzzy.
Now, what Mr. Duck, and all the other newbies to the industry, need to realize (like I did not so long ago) is that even the best regional has it's serious disadvantages and drawbacks...No regional is a "perfect" place to work. So even the best company still sucks, for lack of a better word. That is why we all play "My sh*tty company is better than your sh*tty company" on these regional boards.
Skywest is a great company. So is RAH, ExpressJet, and Horizon. Each have advantages, each have disadvantages. There is always chaos in some form or another between the pilot group and mgmt. That's just part of the industry.
Note: Don't work for GoJets
Note: Don't work for GoJets or Mesa!
01-23-2007 | 09:18 PM
#17
Banned
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,192
Likes: 0
Some of my friends at SKYW said that they have organized a 1-2 day (Call-in-Sick Stoppage of Work) to coincide with SKYW's earnings conference on February 7th. Apparently, it is in protest to their wages. (???)
I don't know how true this is, so I was curious if anyone else heard of anything. However, if it is true, that could sort of be embarrassing for SKYW Management, especially during an earnings conference and after Midwest Airlines selected them to fly 15-25 planes.
I don't know how true this is, so I was curious if anyone else heard of anything. However, if it is true, that could sort of be embarrassing for SKYW Management, especially during an earnings conference and after Midwest Airlines selected them to fly 15-25 planes.
01-23-2007 | 09:21 PM
#18
Line Holder
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 406
Likes: 3
From: Dream Job
01-23-2007 | 09:26 PM
#19
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 260
Likes: 0
Last edited by Quagmire; 01-23-2007 at 10:27 PM.
01-23-2007 | 11:47 PM
#20
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 156
Likes: 0
From: MD88/90 FO
A little sensitive aren't we?
What rubber toilet ducky means is that skywest is viewed as one of the top, if not the top, regionals around on these boards. Generally, people want to work there and it is rare that you hear negative things about it.... giving a false warm and fuzzy.
Now, what Mr. Duck, and all the other newbies to the industry, need to realize (like I did not so long ago) is that even the best regional has it's serious disadvantages and drawbacks...No regional is a "perfect" place to work. So even the best company still sucks, for lack of a better word. That is why we all play "My sh*tty company is better than your sh*tty company" on these regional boards.
Skywest is a great company. So is RAH, ExpressJet, and Horizon. Each have advantages, each have disadvantages. There is always chaos in some form or another between the pilot group and mgmt. That's just part of the industry.
Note: Don't work for GoJets
What rubber toilet ducky means is that skywest is viewed as one of the top, if not the top, regionals around on these boards. Generally, people want to work there and it is rare that you hear negative things about it.... giving a false warm and fuzzy.
Now, what Mr. Duck, and all the other newbies to the industry, need to realize (like I did not so long ago) is that even the best regional has it's serious disadvantages and drawbacks...No regional is a "perfect" place to work. So even the best company still sucks, for lack of a better word. That is why we all play "My sh*tty company is better than your sh*tty company" on these regional boards.
Skywest is a great company. So is RAH, ExpressJet, and Horizon. Each have advantages, each have disadvantages. There is always chaos in some form or another between the pilot group and mgmt. That's just part of the industry.
Note: Don't work for GoJets
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
