Originally Posted by
shiznit
So.....are you planning on talking to your elected representative or not?
Maybe you could get an answer from a legitimate source before you go making such a sass remark.
APC is every bit as accurate a place for information as DALPA. APC has some things right and some wrong, but the wrong here on APC gets quickly and aggressively corrected. That's NOT the case with DALPA.
Originally Posted by
shiznit
I'm not all that concerned what you think of my satisfaction level with my rep. FYI, I do expect my rep to act on my behalf, and I have seen not just talk, but real action at our LEC level to affect change that is substantial and meaningful. My reps are most definitely not "company men", they have been very emphatic and active about improving everything they possibly can at their level.
None of this responds to the huge problem our union has of being top-down. In our top-down union, reps don't matter. Their opinions are all but meaningless unless their opinions align with the MEC administration's permanent bureaucracy. Again, hard working and well meaning reps don't matter. The flight pay loss resolution is only a recent example.
Originally Posted by
shiznit
If you refuse to acknowledge the reality that your LOCAL rep is accountable for representing your desires, then I don't understand what you think changing the bargaining agent will do to get your rep to listen to you more so than who presently represents you.
Take a look at a few of the last rounds of elections at the LEC level:
ATL 2CA/2FO...........replaced
NYC CA/FO..............replaced
MSP CA..................replaced
There was dissatisfaction with the stance and tone of those reps and they were tossed out and replaced with more aggressive reps.
DTW and SEA, just look at the newsletters they put out, they are DEFINITELY NOT OK with the status quo.
I don't know who your rep is, but seriously, call and ask.
You'd like nothing more than to continue this ruse of making the members think they can change ALPA from the bottom-up through their reps. ALPA knows it's a great waste of time and energy, and so do you. The only question is why you keep touting this silly path.
Carl