Originally Posted by
tsquare
You hit all the points that I was wondering about in my quick question to scambo. Is she saying that if she doesn't approve of the DAL pilots' negotiated contract that she would not sign it? Or is she saying that she would have a heavier influence as to what - in her opinion - is acceptable in her vision of the new collective bargaining? Methinks that would lead to a very rapid DFR kind of lawsuit that could be brought against ALPA national.... especially if it results in a worse deal than what we have before us in any given TA. She... or Lee Moak, for that matter, has zero business telling us what they will or will not sign. They can provide input and influence, but they cannot stop the train. That line on our contract is merely a rubber stamp. So what I saw in her letter is nothing more than a more centralized vision for the union. Sorry.. but I am not interested in that Tovarich.
I think she sounds like a desperate populist, and after Prater's election (to usher in Age 65), I'm deeply suspicious of her. Unfortunately, we'd only find out what she's after... after the fact. These elections are pretty opaque, and the true agendas never obvious, IMO.
One thing that's pretty alarming, as you pointed out, is that this lady seems to want to consolidate power, and "negotiate together". I think pattern bargaining is an idiotic concept, as opposed to bargaining on the basis of what companies can afford to give to keep the operation running.
That being said, it's sort of curious that she's being both promoted, and attacked, on this board. From my vantage point, there just isn't enough data out there on who would be better.
So, I'd recommend my reps pass on Heidi. Who else is running? Just Canoll?