Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Excellent. Now what about my post below was wrong regarding my use of the word ratify?
Carl
The MEC (collectively the various base LEC status reps) approve what the Negotiating Committee brings back. If it is approved by the MEC, then it is passed on to the pilots who choose to ratify.
From the Delta Pilot's Policy Manual, page 54:
Collective bargaining agreements that have been approved by the MEC and result from negotiations undertaken pursuant to both Section 28 of the PWA and Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act that both resolve all Section 6 issues and conclude Section 6 negotiations shall be subject to membership ratification. All other agreements shall be subject only to MEC ratification unless the MEC determines that an agreement should be subject to membership ratification.
This argument of "approve" or "ratify" is one of semantics, not of substance.