Originally Posted by Lerxst

The outcome, or fallout, of Friday's MEC meeting will be the defining moment for the CAL MEC. I have spoken with my rep, and he understands this as well. Unfortunately he is always on the losing end of the voting when it comes to issues that Pierce wants.

I am increasingly concerned that the events leading up to today have been carefully choreographed to allow Pierce and his MEC followers to throw up their hands and decide to pull a DAL and their infamous "LOA 19" end run around the NW MEC and craft a deal with Mgmt to "get a deal, any deal" with or without the UA MEC being on board and conveniently leaving several hundred million on the table by taking a substandard TA and guaranteeing a position at the right hand of Smisek.

We all like to think we are on the good side, or the right side. No one likes to think of themselves as being the bad guy, but we live in a polarizing black and white world. I hate to say it, but as a CAL guy I fear that the CAL MC, and, by extension, his supporters on the MEC are on the wrong side.

Friday will be the litmus test that they either pass by extending unconditional support for the UA message, or fail by coming up with more excuses to keep the "powder dry."