Originally Posted by
76drvr
Carl, that's a lot of conspiracy theorizing. It's really quite simple. Some reps made a big fuss about their desire not to have a negotiator election. They were on the forum and in their own council communiques politicking against having a negotiator election. That wasn't the administration, that was a few councils. They wanted these guys bad and vouched for them. They even called for a special MEC meeting, which we all had to pay for, in order to thwart any attempt to hold elections. It's really just a side bar issue. I'm curious to see if the same reps who vouched for our negotiators will support what the negotiators produce.
i couldn't care less about that and neither should you. The only thing any of the reps should care about is backing the line pilots they represent. If the negotiators get it wrong, send them back to the table until they get it right...regardless of whether you voted for the negotiator or not.
But your previous statement is exactly what the MEC does quite routinely. Specifically, pressure our reps to "back the negotiators" or "show unity", rather than vote the will of their members. Your post was a perfect example.
Carl