SkyLink pilot union takes pay cut & b scale

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Looking at the court case against TD, good chance skylink won't exist in a few months/weeks. They *need* UPS to up the rates but seems they are not budging and a sale of assets is the most likely outcome
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newlygrounded wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:43 am Looking at the court case against TD, good chance skylink won't exist in a few months/weeks. They *need* UPS to up the rates but seems they are not budging and a sale of assets is the most likely outcome
Rumors are starting to flow that they were not able to renew the contract and UPS has gone with someone else - that they are now finished.

Good luck to all those out there.
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boeingboy wrote: Wed May 29, 2024 5:07 pm
newlygrounded wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:43 am Looking at the court case against TD, good chance skylink won't exist in a few months/weeks. They *need* UPS to up the rates but seems they are not budging and a sale of assets is the most likely outcome
Rumors are starting to flow that they were not able to renew the contract and UPS has gone with someone else - that they are now finished.

Good luck to all those out there.
No need for rumors, check the court documents yourself they're on the ccaa website, I'm wondering who got the UPS contract and can afford to do it for as little as they were paid.
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The lesson here folks, next time take a bigger pay cut and you might be able to save your company!
Shame on UPS for going to the lowest bidder, but they ALL do it.
How many of the current Skylink pilots plan to apply at the new lower paying(I assume) company?
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Guess you didn't click the link and read the job posting.
Captain: $80,000 - $115,000 per year
F/O: $46,000 - $65,000 per year
Maybe the lowest bidder but with enough business elsewhere to help subsidize this operation. Beats the all-your-eggs-in-one-basket that Skylink was doing.
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Pratt X 3 wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 9:06 am Guess you didn't click the link and read the job posting.
Captain: $80,000 - $115,000 per year
F/O: $46,000 - $65,000 per year
Maybe the lowest bidder but with enough business elsewhere to help subsidize this operation. Beats the all-your-eggs-in-one-basket that Skylink was doing.
You’re correct, I didn’t read the job posting however, it also hasn’t been confirmed it’s CMA doing the work
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a lot of the runs were to northern Ontario from the eastern US, the job ads are for vancouver?
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newlygrounded wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 8:10 pm
a lot of the runs were to northern Ontario from the eastern US, the job ads are for vancouver?
Skylink flying for UPS out of BC wraps up at the end of May (today) with the exception of Nanaimo. That and the rest of the runs will end in July.
And UPS could award the contract to more than one company to cover the different bases that Skylink is flying out of now.
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cdnavater wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 7:25 am The lesson here folks, next time take a bigger pay cut and you might be able to save your company!
Shame on UPS for going to the lowest bidder, but they ALL do it.
How many of the current Skylink pilots plan to apply at the new lower paying(I assume) company?
This post is extremely condescending. You’re blaming pilots for loss of work.

Tell me….. why is it that PAL Is doing jazz flying?

Green circle your boat, enjoy your entire July/august off.
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Pretty sure that was sarcasm
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CaptDukeNukem wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 10:36 pm
cdnavater wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 7:25 am The lesson here folks, next time take a bigger pay cut and you might be able to save your company!
Shame on UPS for going to the lowest bidder, but they ALL do it.
How many of the current Skylink pilots plan to apply at the new lower paying(I assume) company?
This post is extremely condescending. You’re blaming pilots for loss of work.

Tell me….. why is it that PAL Is doing jazz flying?

Green circle your boat, enjoy your entire July/august off.
Sorry, like other posters, I thought the sarcasm was obvious, however that’s certainly the lesson big corporations want us to learn. If you’re too expensive we will go elsewhere.
I wholeheartedly believe this is the threat Encore is facing, not exactly the same, I believe the CEO of WJ who has a history of closing up Q400 operations is threatening to do the same to them if they don’t play ball.
The last question was me pondering out loud I guess, pilots are our own worst enemy, I have literally been told if I didn’t do it, he could find 10 pilots tomorrow who would.
Good luck to the Skylink pilots, I do hope they find better employment.
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cdnavater wrote: Fri May 31, 2024 6:12 am
CaptDukeNukem wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 10:36 pm
cdnavater wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 7:25 am The lesson here folks, next time take a bigger pay cut and you might be able to save your company!
Shame on UPS for going to the lowest bidder, but they ALL do it.
How many of the current Skylink pilots plan to apply at the new lower paying(I assume) company?
This post is extremely condescending. You’re blaming pilots for loss of work.

Tell me….. why is it that PAL Is doing jazz flying?

Green circle your boat, enjoy your entire July/august off.
Sorry, like other posters, I thought the sarcasm was obvious, however that’s certainly the lesson big corporations want us to learn. If you’re too expensive we will go elsewhere.
I wholeheartedly believe this is the threat Encore is facing, not exactly the same, I believe the CEO of WJ who has a history of closing up Q400 operations is threatening to do the same to them if they don’t play ball.
The last question was me pondering out loud I guess, pilots are our own worst enemy, I have literally been told if I didn’t do it, he could find 10 pilots tomorrow who would.
Good luck to the Skylink pilots, I do hope they find better employment.
I’m bad at reading sarcasm too apparently. Cheers Cdnavater :)
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Pratt X 3 wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 9:30 pm
newlygrounded wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 8:10 pm
a lot of the runs were to northern Ontario from the eastern US, the job ads are for vancouver?
Skylink flying for UPS out of BC wraps up at the end of May (today) with the exception of Nanaimo. That and the rest of the runs will end in July.
And UPS could award the contract to more than one company to cover the different bases that Skylink is flying out of now.
Thank you! That slipped my mind, I wonder who here has the capacity but also magically would turn a profit at what UPS is paying
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