Originally Posted by
Packrat
Yeah, it was interesting. However the fact that he was totally wrong about how ALPA National "finances" the MECs. He obviously has NEVER been an MEC Secretary/Treasurer. If he had any experience in that job he would have been embarrassed to post what he did.
Considering how far off base he was on that subject, I give him the same level of credibility on the rest of his post.
Anyone who has been on the inside of an MEC during contract negotiations KNOWS all National can do is advise. If the individual MEC refuses to acknowledge and follow National's advice, things can go bad VERY quickly.
National only signs the final product AFTER it has been negotiated, agreed to and ratified. National's signature is really just a formality.
But, let's NEVER stop facts from interfering with people's belief in cockpit stories.
Packrat, you really should stick to things you know...and brother, this ain't your wheelhouse.
An ALPA contract is not valid until it is signed by the President. HE controls the bargaining rights for EACH ALPA carrier.
As to this:
He obviously has NEVER been an MEC Secretary/Treasurer. If he had any experience in that job he would have been embarrassed to post what he did.
The first thing you get taught in law school is to NEVER ask a question...or make a statement of fact...that you don't already know the answer to.
Clearly you didn't go to law school and clearly you have NO clue about this one. I'll save you the embarrasment of outlining my background, suffice to say it's a fair assumption on my part that you were in high school when I held my first elected post and was on an MEC.