Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
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
I haven't heard that type of pressure tactic, it seems weak and ineffectual, so I doubt it's routinely used, unless of course if the reps are weak, in which case maybe it's used on the weaker reps.
But if a TA does come back, and it's the best the negotiators say they can do, and it's a POS, then why send the same guys back who produced a POS TA, why not get guys who can produce an acceptable TA? And what does it say about the judgment of the reps who were so out in front politicking for this team and vouching for them? If someone recommends someone for a job and that individual isn't up to the task, then it doesn't look so good on the guy who recommended him either. Just saying.