So I was reading the SkyWest SAPA Forums...

[Medeco]

Funny how the only people complaining about the pay are non-Skywest pilots. My friend at OO with the same seniority makes $10k more than I do at an "ALPA" regional.

Not only how hard did he work.

The last raise OO got was thanks to ASA's new contract and an effort to kill the ALPA union drive they had going. Otherwise they would still be at the lower rate.

Is he flying the same equipment as you?

 

[Skywest Pylot]

The last raise OO got was thanks to ASA's new contract and an effort to kill the ALPA union drive they had going. Otherwise they would still be at the lower rate.

Is he flying the same equipment as you?

No No No The ALPA drive was killed in order to secure the Southwest EMB190 flying.

 

[sniper]

No No No The ALPA drive was killed in order to secure the Southwest EMB190 flying.

Did you guys bought Mesa?

 

[homerjdispatch]

Did you guys bought Mesa?

What?

 

[sniper]

What?

SKW bought Mesa hot rumor

 

[Erlanger]

SKW bought Mesa hot rumor

The Mesa deal was suppose to be done last week. There is a hold up because the MEC wants Skywest to also hire all 700 furloughees too and Skywest says no. Jerry says he told them to take the deal offered to the now currently employed pilots now or get nothing later when Skywest buys them anyway. I guess we will see how this plays out.

What I find interesting to this is that Jerry said Brad Holt(Pres of ASA) and Chip Childs (Pres of Skywest) are "completing" the deal. It makes me wonder why Brad is involved. Originally it was suggested that ASA gets XJet and Skywest gets Mesa. Could some of the pilots at Mesa and planes go both to Skywest and ASA/Xjet? Or is it some formality to be worked out since they're both Skywest, Inc companies? I don't think Chip Childs was involved in the XJet deal.

 

[aerobat21]

yea sitting next to a Rosetta Stone A-lister would bring wonders to CRM at SKYW

 

[SkyNation]

What?

all their flying are belong to us.

 

[Davi8r]

It makes me wonder why Brad is involved. Originally it was suggested that ASA gets XJet and Skywest gets Mesa.

How would they integrate an ALPA list with a SAPA list?

 

[homerjdispatch]

How would they integrate an ALPA list with a SAPA list?

Staple?

 

[fastback]

Not only how hard did he work.

The last raise OO got was thanks to ASA's new contract and an effort to kill the ALPA union drive they had going. Otherwise they would still be at the lower rate.

Is he flying the same equipment as you?

Yes, the OO pilots did get small boosts to pay to bring them up to ASA's level. This occurred during the last ALPA drive at Skywest, at the same time when rumors were floated that flying for Southwest depended on voting down ALPA.

Did the new ASA pilot contract not include Skywest's work rule improvements, including 2:1 duty rig, premium pay, MDG, and profit sharing?

If so, it sounds like both groups got small increases in overall compensation as a result of the merger.

 

[vtech]

The last raise OO got was thanks to ASA's new contract and an effort to kill the ALPA union drive they had going. Otherwise they would still be at the lower rate.

The last union drive at SkyWest ended on November 7, 2007, when the NMB election ended. The ASA contract was finalized just prior to the voting period opening in early October, 2007. The current pay scale at SkyWest was in place in January, 2007.

Other than being completely at odds with the FACTS, your post is 100% accurate.

 

[Nightrain_080]

How would they integrate an ALPA list with a SAPA list?

10: 1 integrate,
Staple,
or not at all.

 

[sniper]

10: 1 integrate,
Staple,
or not at all.

I was told by Mesa MEC , they told SKW to go pound sand.

All 1455 or none integration as per alegheny/mohawk

 

[imisscorplife]

I would think that if Mesa cant meet certain requirements that a bankruptcy judge puts in place that the US Air contract could become void well before it is up. If so, WTF would Mesa MEC's have to say if these pilots were all on the street? ALPA cant say or do anything once that happens. Ive heard that SKYW would hire Mesa FOs and put them thru a quick training period for the CRJ that has been approved by the fAA already and that they would even hire some Mesa street captains. Who knows, I hope everyone keeps their jobs!!