Well, the truth may lay somewhere between N1 and Robert - they both just want to defend their own way.
Swiss is a good company, with a bright future. And most pilot (especially those who never experienced the ugly wars of the founders) will enjoy working there. Still there is a huge gap between SWU and SWR, and you have to know that if you want to work there. It's mainly the material side, as I said (pay and pension). Again, up to postholder level everything is former Swissair. A SWU pilot has no chance to enter this management level. There is one exception - and I guess hardly any SWU guy relates with him anymore. There is only one pilot union, Aeropers, a very strong union, in the sense of VC or Balpa. They only represent SWR pilots. SWU pilots are doing as they are told. I could tell you more facts that underline the gap between SWU and SWR.
Luftmaschine, I'm not in Swiss anymore. But I have relatives in there. So my information is as good as my own's.
Forget also the rest about discrimination and general assaults against Switzerland's law and policies. Switzerland is one of the nicest country to live and work in. That's what a huge crowd of foreigners found out since we opened the border for EU citizens. Zurich has become a German enclave - mostly in a good sense. They wouldn't come here if they wouldn't want to. I know quite a few ab intios from abroad in Swiss, and they all like it very very very much.
Dani
Last edited by Dani; 16th May 2009 at 17:05.