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Rez O. Lewshun said:
Has Skywest ever furoughed in the past?
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Not Pilots...

They just put something out that said they are going to do part time lines, more time off without pay and more leaves.. That plus looking for more flying should help us out. If these programs don't work then I would get nerves.
 
If VLA and part-time lines do not get enough takers and there is ANY reduction in summer flying, I (unfortunately) figure 200 furloughs by May. If we survive the summer without furloughs and do not have a voluntary reduction in staffing, furloughs will be needed for the fall/winter schedules. I guess time will tell. I REALLY HOPE I AM WRONG.....
 
Bako Cap said:
If VLA and part-time lines do not get enough takers and there is ANY reduction in summer flying, I (unfortunately) figure 200 furloughs by May. If we survive the summer without furloughs and do not have a voluntary reduction in staffing, furloughs will be needed for the fall/winter schedules. I guess time will tell. I REALLY HOPE I AM WRONG.....
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I'm very hopeful that the VLA/part-time works (in fact, I might be a taker in the PT lines... all depends on how the benefits thing shakes out) but I tend to agree with the above. It seems, however, that everyone involved is commited to seeing this work out.

That's my take, anyway. I personally tend to think that, while there is a possibility of furloughs, we probably will not see it happen. I'm an optimist though.

And if it does come to furloughs by the fall, I'll be in a grad program at the U of U by then.

-Goose
 
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Hopefully, the part time line thing will work out to avoid furloughs?

Having heard personally,from the mouth of alot of the more "Senior" (legend in their on minds emphasis added) not all btw. Skywest pilots bitching about their "line values being dropped and the need for Skywest to to furlough 400 pilots so they can get mo money." Makes me want to puke.

Good luck to the junior folks at SKW. I don't wish furlough on anybody.
 
Good luck, gents.

We had "part time" COMA offered at ASA I guess as our part time lines... they only offered 6 of them, I would have thought they'd offer more.

Our F-bomb dropped only a couple of days after they offered the part-time stuff too.
 
SAPA is working with management to build language for VLA up to 6 months that would include medical benefits and travel. Travel benefits are being closely controlled by our lift partners, United and Delta travel benefits are somewhat "out of our hands".







SkyWest has never fuloughed in 36 years, rez. Please list any ALPO carrier that can claim the same.
 
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motherfokker said:
Having heard personally,from the mouth of alot of the more "Senior" (legend in their on minds emphasis added) not all btw. Skywest pilots bitching about their "line values being dropped and the need for Skywest to to furlough 400 pilots so they can get mo money." Makes me want to puke.
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I wouldn't say "A LOT." There is one suggesting that on the sapa forums but I don't see anyone else supporting his idea
 
I don't think there will be a limit on part time lines. Im being told that there are 120-150 interested. We will see.
 
CFIT said:
SAPA is working with management to build language for VLA up to 6 months that would include medical benefits and travel. Travel benefits are being closely controlled by our lift partners, United and Delta travel benefits are somewhat "out of our hands".
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ASA and ALPA agreed to month leaves, extended leaves for up to a year (accrue longevity, seniority, and keep health and travel benefits), and part time lines (work 2 weeks a month).

Within about 2 weeks of rolling this stuff out, furlough calls started. The voluntary programs saved a few more people from being furloughed, sure, but there's only a handful of people that can afford to take a month or year off without pay. Those that could, though, got a really sweet deal.

SkyWest has never fuloughed in 36 years, rez. Please list any ALPO carrier that can claim the same.
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None of us are immune from this economy. ASA hadn't furloughed in 31 years -- decent track record, we all thought. Doesn't help the 80 guys and gals that ultimately got cut.
 
Part time lines?

Ahem…Muffin, be a darling and please inform my partners at the plastic surgery clinic that I will be picking up more of the load for a month or two…

Yah right…that will be the farking day in this airline business.
 
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SkyWest has never fuloughed in 36 years, rez. Please list any ALPO carrier that can claim the same.
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I wouldn't get too cocky. You guys are not out of the woods just yet. If you don't get some more flying SGU will Furlough.
 
CFIT said:
SAPA is working with management to build language for VLA up to 6 months that would include medical benefits and travel. Travel benefits are being closely controlled by our lift partners, United and Delta travel benefits are somewhat "out of our hands".



SkyWest has never fuloughed in 36 years, rez. Please list any ALPO carrier that can claim the same.
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Why do they need language? Do you have a CBA?
 
I guess I may have ready the SAPA letter wrong; I think there was something in there that said "unless we have a drastic reduction in flying, no furloughs for the forseeable future"
 
BigLebowski said:
I guess I may have ready the SAPA letter wrong; I think there was something in there that said "unless we have a drastic reduction in flying, no furloughs for the forseeable future"
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B I N G O !!!!!

Everything else on this thread is just stirring the pot. The latest Ops update put out by KB clearly said that and that nothing would be considered in 2009 (in case you forgot "Happy New Year" just happened). It is clear that it wouldn't be cost effective to furlough because of the way our staffing is spread between the BRO & Jet, as well as with our domicile distribution. I feel bad for the ASA folks because I think SkyWest has been good for them and it would have been even better if the "No Furlough" tradition had been applied to them as well. You have to admit though that they present an entirely different staffing issue. They are basically one airframe and one domicile making it much more cost effective to furlough.

Having said all that, I think in a year or so if we replace the BRO's with 700's and throw in some domicile consolidation it will be cost effective and make business sense for the company to spend the money on transition training/transfers. Then if no new flying comes our way I would expect them to furlough to "right size" our staffing levels.

In my view, anything else that you hear are rumors started by SAPA and management to make people nervous and work on their plan B. That will encourage people to take the VLA and part-time option and allow Skywest to improve their staffing problem on the cheap!
 
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Why do they need language? Do you have a CBA?
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Do you have to have a union or CBA...to have an agreement? I've signed agreements without a union....haven't you?
 
BH for ASA and RC for SkyWest. JA makes the big picture decisions not operational ones. Like laying off pilots.
 
I am not suprised that ASA has furloughed while SKW has not. I just see it as ammo to show SKW pilots that having a Union is a bad thing.
 

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