Cole Brantley is apparantly running for C77 Sec/Tres and claims to want honesty and transparancy. Check out the link where he makes this claim.
Brantley - Vote SPA 77
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I hope that each of you can see the benefit of showing this pilot group a level of honesty and transparency in our union that they have never seen before as we enter collective bargaining with an adversarial management as we seek our career advancement in 2015 and beyond."
Wow!
Now google "Cole Brantley NTSB" or go to this link to see how honest and transparant he really is in this NTSB report.
http://www.ntsb.gov/alj/O_n_O/docs/aviation/5122.PDF
According to the file. Apparantly he got a DUI, no big deal, it could have happened to many of us. Then he fails to report it to the Feds, which is not transparant, or honest and is just plain stupid. Then he fails to file a timely appeal which is irresponsible. Then he gives an untrue excuse as to why his report was untimely; more honesty and transparancy? Pathetic!
This alone should exclude this guy as representing Spirit Pilots. But let us go further.
If he did not disclose this to the company on his application, and I have no evidence one way or the other, if they find out, this would be grounds for termination. This could then be held over him and all of us if he is in ALPA leadership which could cause us all to pay for his lack of transparancy and honesty.
IMO even if he did disclose it to Spirit on his application there has got to be a better candidate to represent us.