This sort of thing happens every meeting in every MEC. Most just don't get caught. I once attended an $1800 dinner with the full ASA and Comair MECs at the local Longhorn. I'm not saying you guys shouldn't raise hell about it, I'm just saying don't be surprised if heads don't roll and nothing changes. Yes, the union guys see this as their reward for volunteering. In in many ways, they deserve it. It's a full time, unpaid job, that you have no idea what you're getting in to to until you do it.