Originally Posted by
kwri10s
First and foremost, DW is NOT our leader. He is the person picked by our representatives, to be the FDX voice at national ALPA. To be OUR single point on national issues. Somehow, this has morphed over the last several years into a feeling that he is our leader. It is his manifest destiny to guide the ill informed into a better life.
He may not meet your personal definition of leader, but here is the job description.
ARTICLE IV - MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SECTION 12. JURISDICTION AND DUTIES OF MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OFFICERS
A. The Master Chairman shall be:
(1) The chief executive officer of his Master Executive Council.
(2) Charged with, and responsible for, administering the policies of his Master Executive Council.
(3) Responsible for expeditious processing of members' complaints and grievances.
(4) The Association representative on his airline for the purpose of furthering and implementing the objectives and policies of the Board of Directors and Executive Board.
(5) Charged with, and responsible for, coordinating and compiling Local Council policy, review reports and recommendations and submitting such material to the appropriate committees of the Association.
(6) An ex officio member of the Negotiating Committee.
(7) An ex officio member of the Board of Directors, if not also a Local Council Representative.
And here is the only way to get rid of him. Don't mean to throw a wet towel on the fire, but the aforementioned recall reference (Art. XVI) is for national officers since it refers to the Board of Directors (Art. VII), which is all the LEC reps for the entire Assoc.
ARTICLE IV - MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SECTION 13 RECALL
A. (1) Any officer of the Master Executive Council, including a Master Chairman at Large on a single council airline, may be recalled from office at any time with or without cause, by a two-thirds vote of the Master Executive Council conducted by secret ballot with each member casting one vote, provided that in the case of a single council airline, except an airline having one (1) Local Council subject to Article III, Section 1C, a Master Executive Council officer may only be removed as prescribed in Article III, Section 2F.
And with all the block reps lined up behind DW and supporting his position by signing the 11 May Email, it’s going to be real tough to get a recall accomplished. But on the other hand, we’ve had a lot of emails, hub turn meetings, and even a special video message. I think they know we are p!ssed.
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