Opinion - The LEC office is where the "rubber meets the road" on matters of pilot representation. Pilots are served most by their elected Reps and if there is a critical need there are several people called in to work for that pilot. One of those people is always an LEC Rep.

The LEC Office is the meeting point for these activities. Where are we supposed to brief for an upcoming meeting ... Starbuck's? Yeah, that's really where I want to discuss something that might be embarrassing, or effect another pilot's privacy.

As we prepare for a contract and as we engage in a representational battle, it would seem we need the resources we've got.