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03-21-2015 | 10:35 AM
#9661
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: 737 FO
Negative. PDX is down to 10 months and falling.
03-21-2015 | 12:03 PM
#9663
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I completely agree. And I spoke with RJ about that but as I understand it sapas position is essentially "the company is going to get what they want one way or another and we might as well try and get something for it."
At first this seems ludicrous but at the end of the day, this is where the pro Union guys like Nevets et al are right...Sapa has no leverage. The company can do pretty much as they please. And while there may be some (or a lot) of ball twisting done by the company with Sapa, this is something I actually believe when I hear them say "what can we do"
At first this seems ludicrous but at the end of the day, this is where the pro Union guys like Nevets et al are right...Sapa has no leverage. The company can do pretty much as they please. And while there may be some (or a lot) of ball twisting done by the company with Sapa, this is something I actually believe when I hear them say "what can we do"
We hold the keys to their precious reliability numbers. The company starts to pull some bs, the pilots choose a day in that week and zero flights go out on time and zero come in on time. They will come to the table real quick.
Delay code you ask? SGU
03-21-2015 | 01:46 PM
#9664
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Jul 2013
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From: 175 CA
We don't need a union we just have a bunch of pussies in sapa. I listen to their phone calls and they sound like beggars "trying to get something" guess what sapa tell them to **** off. Make some demands and if they go around yall, the pilot group will step up.
You know that's illegal right?
We hold the keys to their precious reliability numbers. The company starts to pull some bs, the pilots choose a day in that week and zero flights go out on time and zero come in on time. They will come to the table real quick.
Delay code you ask? SGU
You know that's illegal right?
We hold the keys to their precious reliability numbers. The company starts to pull some bs, the pilots choose a day in that week and zero flights go out on time and zero come in on time. They will come to the table real quick.
Delay code you ask? SGU
03-21-2015 | 05:48 PM
#9666
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Joined: Feb 2014
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From: Head pillow fluffer, Assistant bed maker
ALPA is far from perfect and individual airlines depend on strong support to be effective, but i would rather have them than not.
I wish Skywest pilots good luck in their current struggles, but the writing has been on the wall for years and the majority chose to go it alone.
03-21-2015 | 06:17 PM
#9667
Respek
Joined: Jul 2010
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As a former Skywest pilot and OC member, and now a proud ALPA member with a major airline, I would be opposed to ALPA spending any money on trying to help Skywest organize. They had two ALPA drives and one independent union drive in the time I was there and all failed. My feeling is that they had their chance and all the things that we said in the drive have come true. Most of these things would have been prevented had they voted in a union years ago. But no, most pilots were concerned with the less than 2% dues they would have to pay. Hows that working out for you now?
ALPA is far from perfect and individual airlines depend on strong support to be effective, but i would rather have them than not.
I wish Skywest pilots good luck in their current struggles, but the writing has been on the wall for years and the majority chose to go it alone.
ALPA is far from perfect and individual airlines depend on strong support to be effective, but i would rather have them than not.
I wish Skywest pilots good luck in their current struggles, but the writing has been on the wall for years and the majority chose to go it alone.
03-21-2015 | 06:40 PM
#9668
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Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 622
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