Does SKW honor seniority like a union shop?

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06-09-2019, 09:40 AM

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Then why the silence. Other then a mailed bag tag and lanyard....???...

I don't know what you mean by silence. We have people joining the effort weekly.

06-09-2019, 09:41 AM

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It's still a ways off. We need contact information for 80% of the group and need to grow the OC. Within a year I would imagine.

You guys still need 80% more information? A way's off is quite an understatement.

06-09-2019, 10:07 AM

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I don't know what you mean by silence. We have people joining the effort weekly.

Only 650 people on the OO alpa Facebook,
(Out of 5051 pilots) Not a whole lot of info on the website, ect....

06-09-2019, 10:30 AM

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I have no idea about how these things work. If all the pilot group or a vast majority decides they want to join ALPA, is that just a matter of paperwork so to speak? Or Skywest would have to approve/negotiate first. Just curiosity.

06-09-2019, 10:38 AM

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Astronomical amount of legal and lawyer involvement would be the best way to put it. Let's just say there would be a few attorney's buying new boats and cars after all is said and done.

06-09-2019, 12:07 PM

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Only 650 people on the OO alpa Facebook,
(Out of 5051 pilots) Not a whole lot of info on the website, ect....

My guess is even among the intersection of the set of those supporting a union and those on Facebook, the majority of that set does not want their full real name plastered on a Facebook Page for management to see.

06-10-2019, 05:53 AM

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Only 650 people on the OO alpa Facebook,
(Out of 5051 pilots) Not a whole lot of info on the website, ect....

LOL, you monitor FB too? Wow, you really do have your finger on the pulse, good job man.

06-10-2019, 07:01 AM

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With over 5k pilots, why not do an in-house, e.g. SAPA?

06-10-2019, 07:15 AM

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With over 5k pilots, why not do an in-house, e.g. SAPA?

Exactly. Team up with SWA’s union pull resources to get better legal/insurance rates. Ect... problem is. People wont get involved. Look at the PBS window shortening survey. Only 28% of the pilot group has even bothered to click a few buttons that directly effects everyone...

06-10-2019, 07:28 AM

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People don't vote on things SAPA because they've lost faith in the organization. An in house union would be cost prohibitive to get started and likely by near 5% in dues to have any real financial backing. Why do we need to try and reinvent the wheel? By the way, 28% is waaaaaay better participation than they got from their vacation survey and that didn't stop them from putting that turd into policy.