I'm undecided as to whether or not I will quit; I want to, but am starting to see that other avenues might exist to affect change in our union and all of them require me to be a member to do so. If this means running against my block rep or making motions to have our elected officers removed from their positions, so be it. As for my opinions on the other issues that are involved in running a union, that's not what this thread is about. We are talking about how this Age 60 mess evolved within our union. I will tell you right now, though, that regardless of the issue at hand, I would be a staunch supporter of whatever the majority of our pilots wanted and would be sure to accuartely and fairly measure it before I moved forward on life-changing initiatives. In any union position, I see that as your duty and responsibility.

As far as my six years with the company and my ten (now eleven) posts, my point was not "how DW hosed ME", but rather how our union leadership failed in its responsibility to represent the majority opinion of our dues paying members. 66.1% of our pilots did NOT want a vote for changing the Age 60 rule! To me, the message from our union leadership is "Your dues count, but your opinion doesn't. Why don't you leave the hard thinking to us." I, like many other pilots in our union did EVERYTHING we were asked to do to support this union during the recent negotiations. Was it too much to ask for some support and loyalty to be returned to our crew force when their opinion was clear. A "No" vote by DW & our MEC would not have changed the final results of this week's Executive Board meeting; ALPA would hve gotten it's "seat at the table", but at least our voices and opinions would have been made known. I personally don't care about the Age 60 rule. Laws change. Seniority rules. I can live with that. It is part of the profession that I chose and I accept that. What I cannot tolerate, though, is having what was clearly a majority opinion completely disregarded. I think that as a dues paying member in good standing with this union, I am entitled to be accurately and fairly represented. I would hope that all members expect to get that in return for their hard earned money. Fly Safe.