I figured it was "shorthand", but there are a boatload of people that could fall under some people's interpretations when using that term. For others, it's a handful of people. I'm not sure how far your "etc" goes for what you consider exclusions and I honestly believe at this point that there are numerous versions of what "MEC admin" means to different people and therefore a mixed message received by those who read it when the term is used.

Safety is a bunch of people, jumpseat is a few, flower funds are handled by the individual LEC reps and aren't even a committee as far as I know. Surely you aren't saying (and I don't think you are) that other LEC committees like the Council 20 Scheduling Committee, are a part of the admin too?

In your view, would the R&I Chairman and anyone he takes on as a committee member fall under this umbrella? Is it only committee members that are appointed by the Master Chairman or is it also when a committee chairman chooses from the available pool of volunteers to pick a vice-chairman for his committee?

I prefer for us all to be talking apples to apples and everyone understand who, exactly, people are talking about when they give praise, denigrate, complain about or otherwise discuss. The term "MEC admin" doesn't make that clear if everyone uses their own definition.

In the overall scheme of things, this is a very minor point. I just want to know who, specifically, people are referring to. Back to football!!!