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Does anybody know, OC or otherwise, what would be the the time frame for the vote?
Are we looking at weeks, months, or by the end of the year?
Initially ALPA was opposed to armed pilots. APSA had to take the ball and run with it initially. After ALPA found which way the wind was blowing, they changed their tune. This and age 60 are issues that ALPA has flip-flopped on.
I'm leaving an ALPA carrier for Skywest. Lateral move. Some, not all, of Skywest's growth has come because UAL and DAL Mgt. value their non-union status. QOL is better at SKYW than the union shop I am leaving. Skywest going ALPA would be good for the other ALPA carriers, at Skywest's expense.
You could take one for the team, but is it worth derailing the gravy train. If you think Management is going to give you more just because you have a union, talk to some Mesa, Trans-states, and the other union pilots who are giving up seniority to come to Skywest. Once ALPA is on property, Mgt. has no incentive to keep you happy. You now have an adversarial relationship and all the fun which that brings. Please don't vote ALPA.
BTW even though it may not sound like it, I love all ALPA Volunteers. You guys are the greatest. Thank you.
Last saturday I was waiting for the hotel van standing next to a Comair crew. The grey-haired Comair captain muttered in our direction "Stop stealing our planes you scabs. If you would vote in ALPA you wouldn't be stealing our airplanes" (i'm paraphrasing, don't remember his exact words).
Besides the fact that most of those airplanes are going to another ALPA carrier (ASA), his statement really bothered the crewmember I was flying with to the point of turning him off having anything to do with ALPA. How about leading by example instead of throwing around the scab word and trying to lead by intimidation. We are professionals, not thugs.
Initially ALPA was opposed to armed pilots. APSA had to take the ball and run with it initially. After ALPA found which way the wind was blowing, they changed their tune. This and age 60 are issues that ALPA has flip-flopped on.
Why don't you just quit ALPA John
and I don't know how the rest of the ASA MEC tolerates your pathetic whining!
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Marine,
From my contacts at skywest, i know that the card count is around 60% and they do want to have better than 80% to pull the trigger.