Poahi
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After almost 10 years at SkyWest all I can say is you have to be careful when you call in fatigued. The few times I did it I got mixed results. Twice I was chewed out and twice nothning happened. The guy that chewed me out twice was Robin Walls. He is a piece of work, so stay away from him. Both times my chief pilot backed me though.
I once read on the SAPA site a post from the current SAPA pres. that he suggests that you just call in sick instead of fatigued. From my experience this is probably a better option when Robin Walls is the MOD.
Uhhhmmm,ATRDRIVER,
This story seems to make the case against ALPA. The pilot sued and won. Don't get me wrong, I'm an ALPA supporter, but if you're going to imply, albeit sarcastically, that Skywest doesn't need a union, then how would ALPA have handled it differently?
xpoop,Don't you find it funny how this "judgement" comes out just as the SkyWest pilots are in the middle of a union vote? I mean, come on, it's fairly obvious this is a total ALPA ploy to get you to vote pro-union. How many times will the SkyWest pilots give ALPA an ace (in the form of a purple plywood board) until they wise up. Don't give in to the ALPA spin!
Asssounding,So in other words PBR, SkyWest pilots should vote no, and then make sure they start a case against SkyWest around another union drive and the ALPA representation will be free? I mean why pay for what you can get free, right? I feel totally safe knowing a judge can be pressured into siding with the plaintiff when a union organization says it's cool. What, did the teamsters threaten to kill his family? Good to know the mob isn't totally gone these days.
Ummm, are YOU so stupid that you fail to understand sarcasm?A non-critical thinking type, you are so stupid.
So, the lesson learned here is...if you vote in ALPA you can write F*CK FIZER on any company property you want, lie about it, and still keep your job and continue to call in fatigued for your whole crew? Well, sh!t, son......what's taken you guys so long?
Lets see,I agree. It is true that he had to pay his lawyer all up front, instead of 2% of his annual gross Skywest salary for 16 years. I wonder which would ultimately be cheaper?
I think this whole "all-dem non-ALPA carriers love to make you fly fatigued" is a red herring.
Your company manual is usually more restrictive than the FAR's, has the weight of FAR's, and pretty much all have the same boilerplate about not flying fatigued.