Originally Posted by
paladin
The negotiating committee was sent in to get the best deal they could and hopefully the MEC will put aside their personal bias and vote up or down according to how close the TA is to what they think the rank and file want. The mods should be congratulated for shutting down the thread because to debate something that is based on “leaked out info” that may have some truth and is not in its final and concrete form is purely conjecture and speculation. Let’s see what the deal is before there is debate and a vote taken. There will be plenty of time to debate the pros and cons.
That is normally sage advice..........But, ALPA is a ship built for stability. That means they don't want anyone rocking the boat. They don't want the customers (dues payers) to get a good look under the hood for fear we will not want to buy this lipstick wearing pig.
Let's not see what the deal is before there is debate and a vote. let's state our minimum standards and then measure those standards against what we know to be true and accurate.
There will NOT be plenty of time for debating the pros and cons. This will be a rush job with an effective date of Jan 1, 2013. The union has had this deal since July and still no VOTE from the MEC...........Even if I get it tomorrow, I'll need 2 weeks to read it before I can even make a list of questions.
Mark my words............we'll be rushed and there will be an "invented emergency" that forces us to accept it. Just like POS 02...........here we go again!