Originally Posted by
FreightDawgyDog
Not sure I agree with you here. 2 of the 3 have never been a Rep before. They won against candidates that have been reps before. Looks like new blood to me. If you are in LEC 26, be sure they hear what you think as they all pledged to listen. Takes a little more effort than passing judgement and posting before anyone has taken office but it might be worth it!
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I don't sit on the sidelines by any means, especially when you compare me to the average union member.
Is sitting in on
4 Pilot-to Pilot calls (even though I'm not a P2P rep), emailing my block rep with several different issues, sitting through practically every hub turn meeting I could make (instead of sleeping those nights away), studying the Cologne and Hong Kong issues thoroughly (even though I never planned to go there) and completing every survey put out to our pilot force since 2005 enough for you?
How many P2P call have you logged into in the past year?
I guess my point is that statements like "
I strongly support the current direction of the MEC Chairman..." in any candidate's email greatly concern me. I expect my block rep to listen, and they all promised to do that. However, I ALSO expect them to stand up for what the majority of his or her block wants, regardless of the opinions of the other members of the MEC. Statements like the one above make me believe that they are predisposed to falling in line when they are told to do so...