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Old 05-09-2013 | 05:51 PM
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I have had 2 people tell me now that SkyWest pilots aren't finding much success in the UAL interview... One guy said it was because SkyWest is a non-union carrier.
Now I know that if this is a rumor all it takes is a couple of ****ed off SkyWest guys who legitimately busted the interview to blame it on Union politics. But I also know that SkyWest as a whole burned some bridges with the ALPA drive a few years ago.
Can anyone in the know confirm or debunk this?
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Old 05-09-2013 | 05:55 PM
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So OO pilots vote no for ALPA, then vote for ALPA at the legacy carrier?
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Old 05-09-2013 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BrasiliaFlyer
I have had 2 people tell me now that SkyWest pilots aren't finding much success in the UAL interview... One guy said it was because SkyWest is a non-union carrier.
Now I know that if this is a rumor all it takes is a couple of ****ed off SkyWest guys who legitimately busted the interview to blame it on Union politics. But I also know that SkyWest as a whole burned some bridges with the ALPA drive a few years ago.
Can anyone in the know confirm or debunk this?
Probably sour grapes. If UAL didn't want to hire SKW pilots, why interview them in the first place?
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Old 05-09-2013 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Snarge
So OO pilots vote no for ALPA, then vote for ALPA at the legacy carrier?
Not all of them voted no.
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Old 05-09-2013 | 06:01 PM
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The company hires pilots, not the union.
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Old 05-09-2013 | 06:09 PM
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SkyWest is a major feed for UAL. If UAL starts hiring a lot of SkyWest pilots, will SkyWest have the ability to replenish it's pilot workforce?
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Old 05-09-2013 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Not all of them voted no.
Exactly my concern
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Old 05-09-2013 | 06:18 PM
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Good friend of mine from Skywest I recommended got hired and is in class now.
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Originally Posted by Lerxst
Good friend of mine from Skywest I recommended got hired and is in class now.
Congrats to him. I think.
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Old 05-09-2013 | 06:22 PM
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I know a SkyWest guy who just got hired so I guess if you do well in the interview you will get hired. I find it interesting that when ever someone doesn't get hired it is because they were not the right gender or ethnic group etc. etc. Now it is because of who they were working for. Face it, if you come in for an interview the job was yours to lose.
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