Originally Posted by
TheManager
Here is the problem with your whole post.
This LOA could be voted in without Memrat by the MEC without the pilots having access to the details so as to make an evaluative decision.
The argument given by one of the Los Angeles reps for not having Memrat was that it would be logistically to difficult to and time consuming to explain the information behind months of nuanced negotiations. Furthermore, he stated that a pilot vote would likely be emotionally driven vs. thoughtful consideration of an analysis of the facts.
So, if the TA has been released to the LEC Reps, then why not the pilots? There could be several reasons why, none of them good.
In conclusion, ratifying a TA without Memrat that contains concessionary language, language that significantly alters OUR pilot working agreement, or contains conditional, restrictive or exclusionary language for ADG's, duty rigs and other pay events will have severe implications for our union representatives at all levels.
I hope you elected intelligent and thoughtful reps then... or maybe you should have run and been elected yourself to make sure that the majority of pilots thinks like you do and would get behind your philosophy.
There are several reasons why it was given to the reps, and most, if not all of them are good!
You haven't seen it so how do you know any of it is a concession? Listen, we all know you want everything yesterday... I want everything too, but as the old saying goes: "how do you eat an elephant?" "One bite at a time."
We've been eating a lot more frequently than any of our peers in the last 7 years, and I expect this LOA will be no different, or else I expect my reps to turn it down.
I don't need MEMRAT to secure a good deal, we have elected 19 extremely diverse pilots to weigh the merits. If they like the agreement, great..if they don't, that's fine also.
If they debate and decide the pilots would slam dunk a "Yes", why bother with the union expense (20-40k) and delayed implementation of the benefits of the agreement?
If they decide that it is worthy of a MEMRAT and an additional Monty's wait, then that's ok too. They are good people who were chosen by their peers to act on our behalf.
Don't like your reps ability to make thoughtful, logical, rational decisions in the best interest of ALL Delta pilots?
Well you should have acted a long time ago to rectify it, especially if people have the same heartburn you have with the current reps in your base. Maybe you're just in the minority, it happens...