Good bye and good luck to my Skywest brothers and sisters!

[Skywest Pylot]

120% torque said,

Once again, no matter how this vote turns out, lets all remember who said what during this drive and hold them accountable for their words and actions. This also includes Skywest managment in the letters from Klen Brooks (ie we have long call reserve in the policy manual), Bill Schlueter suggesting Chip C will do right with the pilot group if we give him a chance, etc. Guys like Skywest pylot who is moving on....get to know your cheif pilot and those in hiring....try to block the S.O.B's who chose not to participate in this industry and who have sold out.

Edit: More to add to the list- Skynation (can anybody help find out who this is?), Soverytired, jea, vtech (this might be Jim Black based upon his writing skills). ________________

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm gonna be on probation for a year but let's keep some dialog going. I'm sure somebody will eventually be interested in knowing who gunned our drive down.

 

[Skywest Pylot]

doork said,

You also. He is a dooork because any self respecting pilot would not come on this board or any other and make a statment like that and think others give a S#it. Just go and get a life.

The reason I posted here is to let everyone know that I don't have a dog in this fight anymore and won't be posting as a Skywest pilot. If that makes me a dork then so be it.

 

[yellowfever]

After much thought and discussion with the wife I have decided to take another step forward in my aviation career. For my own privacy, I will not mention where I will be going but rest assured that I will soon enjoy the protections of a union and a legally enforceable contract. Talking with my fellow pilots the last several months, I DO NOT believe that ALPA will be voted in this time and I DO NOT want to be here to again witness what has occurred after the previous couple of failed drives. Without a legally binding contract, your pay/QOL will continue to slide. SAPA will continue to be a joke and the feel good emails from management will cease along with their willingness to work with the pilots. Now that I have that off my chest, I want to wish each and every one of you the very best (including the ALPA-haters Skynation, JEA, etc.). I will come back to the REGIONALS board to visit now and then but will spend most of my time on the MAJORS board. Later.

Skywest Pylot

Congratulations Skywest Pylot! I have recently left Skywest too. I'm very happy to be employed by an ALPA carrier and hope the rest of the Skywest pilots see the benefits of legal representation. When I started at Skywest I had intentions of spending my career there. However, after seeing the constant slide in QOL during record profits, coupled with managements lack of integrity I decided to pursue employment at a major. For those of you who continue to boast about how wonderful the Skywest management is, I would recommend stepping back from the company Kool-aid cooler and taking a look at...

-Don Douglas was fired for lying and Tony Fizer was promoted while lying.

-Breaking their agreement with the pilot group on a plethora of occasions.

-telling the pilot group that they can't afford to give them a raise and there is no way they will ever get retro pay...then turning around and offering ASA a significant raise, a huge improvement in work rules and 13.5 mil. in retro pay (signing bonus).

-suckering your group into flying 70 seat a/c for 50 seat rates by telling you that you won't regret it. Undercutting the rest of the industry for huge growth (which is why some of the pilots think that your management team is so great)

-constant "we don't need or want ALPA" proclamations from your SAPA reps. who should spend their time trying to fight for improvements and leave the anti-alpa campaign to management.

Skywest was one of the best regional airlines and is now average heading toward MESA.

Skynation will be on soon telling us that pilots from other regionals have jumped ship to come to Skywest. Only for the fast upgrade my friend (these pilots would work for 25/hr for PIC time). Maybe an occasional replant that wants to live in domicile but it is primarily for a fast upgrade so they can move on to a union represented major/legacy.

Good luck Skywest pilots...If I were you I wouldn't hesitate to vote for ALPA!

 

[siucavflight]

Wow, you guys are really nasty to one another over there at SKW, glad I do not have to deal with that!

 

[Nevets]

You also. He is a dooork because any self respecting pilot would not come on this board or any other and make a statment like that and think others give a S#it. Just go and get a life.

I am a self respecting pilot. I do NOT call people names while remaining anonymous. As a matter of fact, I don't call people names for disagreeing with me AND also post my REAL NAME to every single one of my posts.

If you were self respecting human being, you would post your real name if you are going to call people names.

By the way, I do give a $h!t what that pilot said. Just because you don't doesn't mean he is a "doork." You need to get a life if you feel the need to respond to something you don't give a $h!t about.

And I am a dork, thank you.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
Eleanor Roosevelt

 

[SkyNation]

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm gonna be on probation for a year but let's keep some dialog going. I'm sure somebody will eventually be interested in knowing who gunned our drive down.

et tu, Brute?

I've done NOTHING to 'gun down' this drive unless you count this board. I've told people here to study it out for themselves and decide. I've shared my experience and opinions. From what I can tell, I've converted no one to my way of thinking, and the very few who read this board is a tiny fraction at any airline, including SkyWest. I don't even bring this up with my FOs, beyond asking where they came from and if they liked it there.

I was sincere when I wished you well. Best of luck to you.

 

[FirstMate]

Congrats on moving to the 'majors' board

 

[Skywest Pylot]

Yellowfever said,

Congratulations Skywest Pylot! I have recently left Skywest too. I'm very happy to be employed by an ALPA carrier and hope the rest of the Skywest pilots see the benefits of legal representation. When I started at Skywest I had intentions of spending my career there. However, after seeing the constant slide in QOL during record profits, coupled with managements lack of integrity I decided to pursue employment at a major. For those of you who continue to boast about how wonderful the Skywest management is, I would recommend stepping back from the company Kool-aid cooler and taking a look at...

-Don Douglas was fired for lying and Tony Fizer was promoted while lying.

-Breaking their agreement with the pilot group on a plethora of occasions.

-telling the pilot group that they can't afford to give them a raise and there is no way they will ever get retro pay...then turning around and offering ASA a significant raise, a huge improvement in work rules and 13.5 mil. in retro pay (signing bonus).

-suckering your group into flying 70 seat a/c for 50 seat rates by telling you that you won't regret it. Undercutting the rest of the industry for huge growth (which is why some of the pilots think that your management team is so great)

-constant "we don't need or want ALPA" proclamations from your SAPA reps. who should spend their time trying to fight for improvements and leave the anti-alpa campaign to management.

Skywest was one of the best regional airlines and is now average heading toward MESA.

Skynation will be on soon telling us that pilots from other regionals have jumped ship to come to Skywest. Only for the fast upgrade my friend (these pilots would work for 25/hr for PIC time). Maybe an occasional replant that wants to live in domicile but it is primarily for a fast upgrade so they can move on to a union represented major/legacy.

Good luck Skywest pilots...If I were you I wouldn't hesitate to vote for ALPA!

I agree with this post 100%. Once ALPA is out of the picture, the Skywest pilots are gonna see much more of the same from management/SAPA. Having said that, I wish all Skywest pilots the very best no matter what happens.