Originally Posted by
Karnak
My opinion:
1. Complete the survey.
2. Attend every LEC meeting you can.
3. Reading everything ALPA sends us (yes, even the stupid stuff)
4. Call, email, and corner your reps.
5. Ask questions.
6. Participate in "Call to Action" efforts.
7. Volunteer if you can.
8. Praise in public - Criticize in private.
9. Don't take it personally if your priorities don't always match the collective goal.
With the exception of #2, I've been doing all of that since I was a new hire, 29.5 years ago. The only reason I don't make any LEC meetings now is, my base was closed, I have to commute, and unless I fly up the night before, and get a motel, by the time I get there (IF I can even get there) the meetings will be over.
When I lived in my base (BOS) I did attend every LEC meeting I was off for, and I was on the No B Scale Committee. And we got rid of it, but not by "Proactive Appeasement".
In 1996, I was on the Strike Committee. In 2000, I was a Family Awareness guy, in 2004, PBS Committee, and today I'm on the International Flying Committee, and P2P. The pilots I talk to are getting pretty sick of Proactive Appeasement.