SKYWEST to PAY 4.8 MILLION FOR MOVE

[scarlet]

Skywest is going to pay 4.8 million to move ASA people back to ATL--would it not make sense to just leave those people in SLC and merge the airline?? Get rid of alot of salaries in ATL and just merge the employee groups by DOH--SAVES alot of headache and pissing people off....and ALOT OF MONEY--they could afford to pay us 2-4.00 more an hour if they wanted to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dave Benjamin]

would it not make sense to just leave those people in SLC and merge the airline?? Get rid of alot of salaries in ATL and just merge the employee groups by DOH--

Sounds like a perfect solution to me. And the SkyWest guys and gals won't mind as long as your DOH is changed to the date SKYW bought you so your former parent company could stay in business.

 

[John Pennekamp]

Sounds like a perfect solution to me. And the SkyWest guys and gals won't mind as long as your DOH is changed to the date SKYW bought you so your former parent company could stay in business.

Now we all know that's not going to happen... doesn't matter what the Skywest guys and gals think. No union=no opinion. ASA is union and the RLA governs the merger. Time to get on board.

 

[Dave Benjamin]

No union=no opinion. ASA is union and the RLA governs the merger. Time to get on board.

If you want to help persuade SKYW pilots to support ALPA you should post a link showing the official government documents governing this situation. That would be helpful.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Sounds like a perfect solution to me. And the SkyWest guys and gals won't mind as long as your DOH is changed to the date SKYW bought you so your former parent company could stay in business.

Dave,

You've been on here a long time and are a reasonable rational type. Are you really of the opinion that a staple would be a fair solution??? Hopefully, I missed the sarcastic inflection.

 

[Socalplt]

The only way I'd accept DOH would be if they gave me the 4.8 million!

 

[Dave Benjamin]

Dave,

You've been on here a long time and are a reasonable rational type. Are you really of the opinion that a staple would be a fair solution??? Hopefully, I missed the sarcastic inflection.

To me a staple is just as reasonable a solution as DOH. So yes there is some sarcasm there. I figure if an ASA guys pushes for DOH we should be pushing just as hard for a staple since neither is an equitable solution.

An equitable merger protocol would take these factors into account and preserve the all important career expectations.

1. Average ASA pilot is more senior than average SKYW pilot
2. SKYW pilots historically upgrade much faster than ASA pilots, in some cases less than 6 months and generally within 2 or 3 years

3. ASA was rescued from near certain bankruptcy
4. Prior to acquisition ASA pilots had no expectation of UAX flying
5. Prior to acquisition ASA pilots had no expectation of west coast bases
6. Prior to acquisition ASA pilots had no expectation of potential codeshare flying for partner other than DAL. SKYW actively bids for flying with other airlines according to SEC filed documents.

So an equitable merger protocol would not harm SKYW pilots the way a pure DOH merger would. An equitable merger protocol would force ASA pilots to make some sort of sacrifice in exchange for the new opportunties offered. In light of the fact that ASA would be bankrupt had they not been purchased by SKYW how can any reasonable person suggest that SKYW pilots be harmed in the aftermath of a merger?

Bottom line? The only fair way to merge the lists would be using some sort of ratio and fences.

 

[Tomct]

Dave, you just like to hear yourself TALK. You have got to be smoking some SERIOUS CRACK!! Go back to JA's house and have some more Kool-Aid! Jack Ass!

 

[Dave Benjamin]

Dave, you just like to hear yourself TALK. You have got to be smoking some SERIOUS CRACK!! Go back to JA's house and have some more Kool-Aid! Jack Ass!

I guess I could expect a more intelligent repsonse from my 4.5 year old Australian Shepherd. Just another case of some idiot not being able to handle the truth. Those bullet points I posted are hard to argue with. So I can't be too surprised that you just picked up your toys and went off to a corner to pout. Grow up kid.

 

[CFIT]

Tomclit,
There is now way DOH is going to happen, and there is no benefit of a merger any way except for ASA. I don't understand why you are so angry about this, you guys have the deck stacked in your favor, you are getting the planes that you have no rate for and Delta/SkyWest Inc. need them in ATL. It seems you can use this to your advantage, and get a pretty good contract. Or you could just sit there with your panties in a wad and cry at every body around.