ASARJFO and PROFO, behind the boys bathroom 3 o'clock sharp.
Come on guys, simma.
It never ceases to amaze me that 2 guys, who probably know each other and are friends at work, get on an anonymous web board, and within 2 posts are in fisticuffs with the fur flying.
It is obviously a contentious issue. From previous posts, you know that I don't like the hub dilution. For that I blame DAL, not Skywest. They are doing what they are told, nothing more, nothing less. PROFO is right. This is no different than DCI flying Delta routes, all be it for different reasons. (Hub dillution andwhipsaw vs. profitablity and load factor).
I do take issue with the non union status of Skywest. Let me explain. While ALPA certainly has it's issues and shortcomings, membership does have its' benefits. A big one is the
right to refuse to fly struck work. Now before the Skywest guys start hollering we didn't and we wouldn't, consider this. Past performance is not indicative of future gains. In other words, just because management didn't, doesn't mean they won't.
I know that all of you are sitting up there in Utah singing kumbaya with management. I also know that DAL loves Skywest. Why shouldn't they, they have a comfy risk free fee for departure contract (KA CHING $$$), and Skywest provides a top notch product (far better than ASA) that Delta is happy to slap its' brand name on.
The only thing that scares me is
IF DAL decides to use Skywest to break the backs of the other DCI carriers and put downward pressure on the payrates, work rules, etc., they
COULD. There is not much that could be done about it. It may be a distant threat, but it is a concern, none the less.
I can not speak for a
majority of ASA pilots, but, a random sampling of folks with whom I have discussed the matter agree. We would just be a little more comfy if Skywest came into the ALPA fold. That is all. I don't dislike Skywest or it's pilots. I dislike the hub dillution, whipsaw, and
the potential for a member of the DCI family to be used against the rest of us due to lack of union affiliation.
On a side note, if DAL is going to dilute the DCI hubs, I would sure like to see some of us redneck DCI folks dilluted up to SLC.
Northern California native, stuck in Texas (you call that a hill) until DCI cross pollinization comes to fruition.
All Y'all can have DFW. SLC has hills I can ski down. Bid sheet is already filled out.
