Originally Posted by
JungleBus
Those who
do show up at meetings, like the group of guys who worked on the "study and report" resolutions in 2008, have become used to their concerns being dismissed and their resolutions being tabled - and then criticized for not subsequently being involved enough
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Exactly correct. This is a different time now. Many in our former MEC bureaucracy have great allegiance to management. They've signed Non-Disclosure Agreements allowing them to just the right amount of "inside data" to keep them feeling like they're management insiders. They truly see their jobs as gaining as much inside information as possible to determine the best course of action, create the "done deal", then put our reps in the position of going along or being the spoiler. This is our new dynamic and it's showing no signs of changing. It makes LEC meetings meaningless as is proven by the examples JungleBus states above.
The lack of meeting attendance could be viewed as acquiescence to this new reality. But 5,100 cards sent to a website and an idea might say otherwise.
Carl