Thats not how it worked for any union outfit I worked for. There was no protection for you if you have no skill. The company still had the ability to get rid of the bad pilots. Most unions will only protect you from unfair labour practices, if your a bad pilot they don't stand in the way as you pilo...

I would just like to ask all the anti-union pilots, what are you afraid of?
Does the fact that having a union force you to use your skills in the sky to advance
rather than your skills under the desk?

Pensions, good topic. Most people I've talked to are on a company RRSP plan. Some of the terms of these plans are not always in the best interest of the employee, such as: The employer matched plan, where the employer only has to match what the employee contributes. On the surface this sounds like a...

Sounds to me like there is a few pilots at pasco that should do a little research on unions before commenting. For one, please can anybody tell me just one company that went broke after unionizing? There are many benifits to both the employees and employers. By the way "angry inch" hows your pention...

Just curious, I'm a retire from the left seat. Have been for about 5 years. I flew union for 20 years and was able to relax with a very good pention. I find it hard to believe that people would think this a bad thing. Can anybody shed some light on this for me. After all, my friends at conair are ve...