Originally Posted by
Check Essential
I only hope all this pre-contract surveying and preparation and communication is not just a kabuki dance.
We all saw what happened with C2012. A handful of people sat down and wrote our contract. They blew off the survey and the pilots and the MEC reps and cut a deal on their own. Then they justified their actions with the whole "fleeting opportunity", "we must do this fast" argument.
I hope that doesn't happen again but it sure could. That same core group of guys are still running the show.
So the MEC elected an MEC Chairman and an NC. So they then don't give them the authority to make a deal? Their JOB is to negotiate a deal. Then, the MEC votes 14-5 (16-5 incl MEM that was closed less than 30 days earlier) to approve it. After that the pilot group votes nearly 2:1 in favor....
So tell me again how (maybe 4) rogue members were able to pull off a deal that would fool the MEC, AND the entire 12,000 member pilot group AND be less acceptable than they would all have to go live under afterward? You must have a very low opinion of the intellect of the NC, MEC, and entire membership. Thankfully your view isn't reality or a majority view of the collective pilot group.