You all talk about how useless SAPA is but they have managed to keep our pay very competitive and the work rules at the very top. If ALPA is so great then why is the pay and work rules at most regionals subpar to Skywest? ALPA is the very organization that negotiated these contracts.
Competitive pay, yeah - How about the 70/90 pay? That is competitive?! Remember all the broken promises? How about that 18 month TA to get the 70s on property - and then the pay increase? Did that happen? How about COLA? How about that 1% raise that we just got in 07' for 4 YEARS? Wait, I seem to remember a pay proposal in Oct. 05' for 1.2%. It is only .2% - BUT WTF? Going Backwards?!
Inflation = 3%: 1 doesn't equal 3.
How about QOL issues?
Do really think BH, JA, and CC are going to wake up tomorrow and say..."You know what, I think we need to give our pilots a liveable pay increase, one that will actually make a difference in their daily lives. They have been doing an outstanding job, making us money."
Let's just stick our heads in the sand, thats a great plan. Status Quo. Don't Rock the Boat.
I've got it "good", so screw everyone else. Right?
JA, BH, and CC are Jedi knights and are going to live for 900 years and nothing is going to EVER change here at Skywest.
United, Delta, and Midwest airlines execs had a blood oath with "the boys" in SGU and our agreements with them will last FOREVER.
But wait, maybe its not all about the pay and QOL issues.
Maybe its about how to better things at Skywest.
Or how they DON'T get better.
The next time YOU hear YOURSELF complaining about....
Your second 3 hour sit in ORD in two days, or
how bad the 36 hour layover you have in Peoria sucks, or
the six legs you have flown for 3 hours of pay with 14 hours of duty on your last day of a four day, or
how most of the trips suck, or
no good pairings anymore, or
no commutable lines, or
"they" have taken the "good" overnights away, or
"we" swapped hotels and this one sucks - why can't we change back to the old one, or
something that crew support did to you or wouldn't do for you, or
PBS screwed you and you had company forced trips, or
Sked+ issues, or
you didn't get that vacation approved, or
day off that you wanted, or
that pay issue that you are trying to get resolved was denied,
GO TALK TO YOUR SAPA REP.
I am sure that they won't be able to help you.
I don't want to hear about it.