SkyWest First Year FO Pay Raise

[hindsight2020]

The only problem with the corporate america and the regional airline comparison is that there is something called lateral career progression, which is THE single source of bargaining power an individual employee has when making such requests for increase in pay. In the airline business, pilots go to the end of the line (and take the hefty paycut) when they want to "laterally move". Management knows this, which is why pilots have no out.

That said, I agree with boiler that to suggest to simply STFU is a little callous considering there is no other widely available way of building valuable flight time for a major job than the regionals (assuming you're not connected enough to fly your uncle's citation or whatever for sh$ts and giggles..you know who y'all are) for the masses.

I know many people who are kept at bay by the first year pay at regionals and I for one would not like to go back to "college" and essentially borrow money so I can survive for a year while I work...talk about de facto paying to be able to work.

 

[sweptback]

Another who voted "yes" and is personally a little pissed off at the lack of professionalism from the professionals I wanted to join in union representation. I still believe it's the best way, but you idiots on FI aren't helping me convince those I fly with.

You're honestly pissed off at a bunch of blowhards on this forum? Everybody knows that people talk things up online whereas they'd never say the same things in person.

 

[Tarzan]

You're honestly pissed off at a bunch of blowhards on this forum? Everybody knows that people talk things up online whereas they'd never say the same things in person.

There is no way anyone would say anything in the Hollowed Halls of FlightInfo that they would not say in person.

I try not say anything here that I would not say face to face. It gets very easy to toss out bombs here but it is another thing to say this stuff to guy who can knock your ears off your head. So for 90% of you out there... Bite me! The rest of you guys that can kick my a$$, there beer is on me.

 

[SkyNation]

newhires (and the rest of us at OO) will get a raise because the market dictates that we will. in the current market, every regional is struggling to attract/hire/train enough people. To react to this market force, we'll have to raise newhire pay as well as the rest of the pay scale to remain competitive in attracting and maintaining pilots.

in addition, look for SkyWest to add a 4th major partner, add a new domicile, and expand some existing domiciles.

you heard it here!

 

[SKYWRJGUY]

ASA getting a profit sharing fomular, probably stock grants, and performance rewards all for riding on the coattails of the SKYW pilots. That's horrible...

GMAFB. Don't you guys ever do anything productive or do you just hang out here 24/7?

 

[CA1900]

PS I've made a new rule and it's a fun one (for me). I'm going to start correcting the grammar and spelling of people who spew out un-intelligent, un-informed non-sense.

That's a great idea!


By the way, "unintelligent," "uninformed," and "nonsense" are all non-hyphenated.

You're welcome.

 

[Stan]

newhires (and the rest of us at OO) will get a raise because the market dictates that we will. in the current market, every regional is struggling to attract/hire/train enough people. To react to this market force, we'll have to raise newhire pay as well as the rest of the pay scale to remain competitive in attracting and maintaining pilots.

in addition, look for SkyWest to add a 4th major partner, add a new domicile, and expand some existing domiciles.

you heard it here!

That's because Jerry is underbidding and taking flying away from all the airlines out there that have union contracts.

What does that make you?

 

[ROSWELL41]

newhires (and the rest of us at OO) will get a raise because the market dictates that we will. in the current market, every regional is struggling to attract/hire/train enough people. To react to this market force, we'll have to raise newhire pay as well as the rest of the pay scale to remain competitive in attracting and maintaining pilots.

in addition, look for SkyWest to add a 4th major partner, add a new domicile, and expand some existing domiciles.

you heard it here!

So what have I heard here officially? Care to shed some more light on the 4th codeshare rumor? Maybe opening a Dallas base again in the future I've heard...

 

[joe_pilot]

That's a great idea!


By the way, "unintelligent," "uninformed," and "nonsense" are all non-hyphenated.

You're welcome.

Hey, I'm not i-mmune.

 

[stuckinGFK]

So what have I heard here officially? Care to shed some more light on the 4th codeshare rumor? Maybe opening a Dallas base again in the future I've heard...

Southwest is my bet.