Originally Posted by
tomgoodman
True, but the selection is made by people we
did elect to represent our interests, so what happened?
--Did we elect the wrong reps?
--Did our good reps turn bad, but get re-elected anyway?
--Does something about the current system render even good reps powerless?
Whatever the answer, I find it hard to believe that our rank-and-file membership is not ultimately at fault if we claim to have gotten unsatisfactory leaders, one after another.
I think the more layers of separation between leadership and line pilots, the lower the level of accountability. Why is the voting process for national officers conducted the way it is? Reps vote, then go make backroom deals, then vote again, then make more backroom deals. I'm just an RJ FO, but to me, the whole system seems setup to create opacity and discourage line pilot involvement.