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Old 03-19-2018, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
SKW never disciplined anyone for reasonable missed commutes, unless that's changed recently. The SKW non-policy was better than most other official policies (I had a room-mate at ASA, he had to use FMLA every time he missed a 4-day).

Few airlines are in a position to be commute nazis... they know they don't want to pay a living wage in major hubs. Otherwise they would just require that you live within 5 miles of the airport center point.
ASA's contract gave them as many commute miss trips as they could use as long as they tried to get on two flights to get to work or try one flight for 3 different times a year. You skywest guys really need to look at some contracts instead of listening to rumors.
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Old 03-19-2018, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jacburn View Post
ASA's contract gave them as many commute miss trips as they could use as long as they tried to get on two flights to get to work or try one flight for 3 different times a year. You skywest guys really need to look at some contracts instead of listening to rumors.
What’s a contract?
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Old 03-19-2018, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by WesternSkies View Post
Or you are a 9e old timer that can’t move on for obvious reasons.
This is all you have and it is painfully obvious.
No, I've been here only a couple years. I was fortunate enough to time it at the beginning of the wave. There's no excuse for not doing everything we can to elevate our profession. Do it for yourselves, and those that will come in after us. Just because you had to walk to school uphill both ways doesn't mean the next generation shouldn't be able to ride the bus.
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Old 03-19-2018, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by gojo View Post
Man, you’re wasting your time with that group. As the saying goes “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” I don’t get it anymore than you do
Haha. You can lead a horse to water, but what happens when you lead a pilot to money?
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Old 03-19-2018, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
SKW never disciplined anyone for reasonable missed commutes, unless that's changed recently. The SKW non-policy was better than most other official policies (I had a room-mate at ASA, he had to use FMLA every time he missed a 4-day).

Few airlines are in a position to be commute nazis... they know they don't want to pay a living wage in major hubs. Otherwise they would just require that you live within 5 miles of the airport center point.
I know of one first year pilot fired for a missed commute who was based in PDX.
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Old 03-19-2018, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by NewGuy01 View Post
I know of one first year pilot fired for a missed commute who was based in PDX.
Was it the same guy that was running drugs on his day off?? Haven’t heard of that. Maybe thats what he told you. But there is always more to the story...
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Old 03-19-2018, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Green Needles View Post
Haha. You can lead a horse to water, but what happens when you lead a pilot to money?
Nothing, the largest regional pilot group has been promised rainbows and unicorns instead. Oh but wait, the reason Endeavor and republic got better contracts is because of the amazing Skywest SAPA agreement. Barf
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Old 03-19-2018, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by amcnd View Post
Was it the same guy that was running drungs on his day off?? Haven’t heard of that. Maybe thats what he told you. But there is always more to the story...
What’s a drung? Maybe that’s what they use in Skywest Koolaid
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Old 03-19-2018, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jacburn View Post
ASA's contract gave them as many commute miss trips as they could use as long as they tried to get on two flights to get to work or try one flight for 3 different times a year. You skywest guys really need to look at some contracts instead of listening to rumors.
This is one issue i want nothing to do with. Our lack of a policy is in my opinion a benefit to us. For instance last week i had my first missed commute in 2 years. called off and no issue, then caught up to my trip and took it back. If we had this standard policy then i would have been in trouble for not giving myself 2 options to get to work. I never give myself 2 options so would be violating the policy. I am not a repeat offender so will never hear about it. even if i had more missed commutes i would never about it.

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I know of one first year pilot fired for a missed commute who was based in PDX.
I know personally there is WAY more to this situation.
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Old 03-19-2018, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by gojo View Post
What’s a drung? Maybe that’s what they use in Skywest Koolaid
I hate we are not unionized or that the group voted in a bad contract.

You are like word302 in the compass forum. Always popping in day by day when you don’t even work here.You must be senior to have enough time to come in here day by day and throw your hatred around each day at this airline.

Sorry lol, the OO forum would be boring without you though. I always get a good chuckle at your posts.
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