Skywest ALPA vote prediction?

[Andy Neill]

In the 99 ALPA vote is was unbelievably close. ALPA (or some other union choice) received over 49% of the vote and lacked passage by only 6 votes.

The 04 UPA effort was considerably weaker getting only 478 of the required 723 votes.

With the things that have happened at SkyWest since the last vote, I am not going to be surprised with passage this time. But I'm not there any more and may not have an accurate feel of the pulse.

It will be interesting. May you live in interesting times.

 

[bonds73]

58 % no -

 

[PCL_128]

or it help's alpa! once you call it counts as a "YES" ....Two sides to every story.

That's not true. You can call and vote NO, just as you can call and vote for a different union.

 

[Airspur]

The message board is usually only used by those that seem to care about whats going on (about a 1/3 of our pilot group) our apathy is ridiculously high.

Just watch, if it doesn't pass, "pilot apathy" will be the biggest buzz phrase out there. I, for one, voted....by not calling. Just because someone doesn't call, doesn't mean they don't care or didn't vote.

 

[viper548]

34% yes, unless KB sends out another email between now and the end of the voting, that would be good for another 2%

 

[SkyNation]

That's not true. You can call and vote NO, just as you can call and vote for a different union.

however, the majority vote getter will, by default, be the 'winner.' everyone knows that the majority vote getter will be ALPA, so calling in to vote is, by default, a vote for ALPA.

nice try, though

 

[PCL_128]

however, the majority vote getter will, by default, be the 'winner.' everyone knows that the majority vote getter will be ALPA, so calling in to vote is, by default, a vote for ALPA.

nice try, though

That's only true if you call to vote for a different union. If you call to vote NO, then the vote isn't recorded as a vote for representation.

 

[jayme]

Just watch, if it doesn't pass, "pilot apathy" will be the biggest buzz phrase out there. I, for one, voted....by not calling. Just because someone doesn't call, doesn't mean they don't care or didn't vote.

If the system was reversed and not calling automatically was a "yes" vote, this thing would pass in a heartbeat. The apathy vote WILL have an impact, just as it would if the system were the other way around.

 

[SkyNation]

That's only true if you call to vote for a different union. If you call to vote NO, then the vote isn't recorded as a vote for representation.

not true. there are 2 options on the call.

1-ALPA
2-write in any other individual or organization


there is no option to vote NO. that is why our management is ecouraging people NOT to call. the biggest vote getter wins, and will be our rep if they get total votes (ALPA and write-ins) of 50.1%

 

[PCL_128]

not true. there are 2 options on the call.

1-ALPA
2-write in any other individual or organization


there is no option to vote NO. that is why our management is ecouraging people NOT to call. the biggest vote getter wins, and will be our rep if they get total votes (ALPA and write-ins) of 50.1%

You're arguing with the wrong guy on this. I've done a lot of organizing work, including with the Skywest pilot group. You simply don't know what you're talking about. If you call the number and choose the write-in option, you can "write-in" a NO vote and the NMB will count it as a vote against representation. This happened during the Colgan vote. One pilot called in and "wrote-in" NO. It was counted as a NO vote and didn't go towards the tally for representation. For something as important as this, you should at least pick up the phone and put a vote on the record, even a NO vote, rather than sitting around on your ass.

 

[vtech]

So what's the easiest way to vote "NO"


Don't call at all

or

Call and go through the drill of entering a VIN then entering a PIN then punching some more numbers and answering some questions and then saying "NO"

And if you call and screw it up, maybe it turns into a "Representation" vote.

PCL128, you're begging for votes if your advising people to call and vote "NO"

They don't need to do that.

You're just hoping people will call to vote "no" and screw it up and turn it into an accidental "YES" vote.

 

[PCL_128]

No, I want people to get involved in their dang careers and stop sitting on their asses doing nothing all the time. Heaven forbid people actually take some effort and spend 30 seconds on the phone.

 

[doug_or]

34% yes, unless KB sends out another email between now and the end of the voting, that would be good for another 2%

maybe more if its "pritority"

 

[Skywest Pylot]

not true. there are 2 options on the call.

1-ALPA
2-write in any other individual or organization


there is no option to vote NO. that is why our management is ecouraging people NOT to call. the biggest vote getter wins, and will be our rep if they get total votes (ALPA and write-ins) of 50.1%

Maybe you should call and find out for yourself. jk

 

[vtech]

PCL128

So if you want to vote "NO" why bother calling?