Originally Posted by
shiznit
Yo, erdude32, I'm not a rep.
Hmm, looks like I became rather infamous while out doing yard work today!
Check, it ain't personal, sorry you took it that way. I have no idea if the last TA did or did not meet the MEC's stated minimum (I wasn't there, were you?). The NC brought back a comprehensive agreement that they felt was the best they could negotiate and after 7 days of detailed and contentious discussion the MEC voted 14-5 in favor of sending it out to the pilot group.
How members (or other pilots who weren't there) have a theory that 14 (16 including the MEM reps), were "outmaneuvered" with a concerted plot, I just can't get behind that without proof. I've yet to read or hear anything other than conspiracy theories. No coherent set of facts to justify how 16 pilots were tricked/outplayed/whatever.... Until that can be clearly demonstrated, I stand by what I said.
Shiz,
I don't know if out maneuvered would be the correct wording, but if I remember my history correctly, the reason it took 7 days was because it wasn't passing on it's own merit so they had some serious discussion about what if we don't pass it. Basically they beat up on the reps long enough until they said ok we get it...it's the best you think we can do although it didn't meet our parameters. This was exactly how it was explained to me from my rep.
I really wish they would bring back the old pro and con papers. Believe it our not we do have a good many pilots that just vote the way their reps say they should vote. Call it apathy or just too trusting.