First off, it sounds like the "timeline" has been shortened by a day unless I am missing something...

"The MEC has had the actual language of the TA since last Thursday afternoon, but has been familiar with many of the individual items for some time (except the pay / “value” section which we were initially updated on last week)."

"The DAL MEC Policy Manual requires a seven day MEC review prior to voting to recommend a RLA (Railway Labor Act) Section 6 TA for Membership Ratification (MEMRAT). There was no MEC effort to reduce that time period."

I'm also talking about the process of keeping the membership in the dark with no opportunity to have information in advance to give proper feedback to our reps prior to their vote on whether to put the TA out for membership ratification. There could be an opportunity to head off some problematic language/items (with a whole lot more eyes examining) prior to a hair on fire sales job.

While the membership are in limbo, the insiders that run our union are busy crafted a one sided marketing campaign to steamroll the TA forward with fear, uncertainty and doubt (ie if we turn this down we will be parked and get less and here's some one sided data why you MUST ACT NOW and VOTE YES!). It's a manipulative process at best. At least one council tried to change this policy for the benefit of the membership but the overlords thumbed their noses at it.

"While there is no definition of “MEC Confidential”, the MEC Administration has asked us to keep the details of the TA non-public until the meeting (a practice we have previously sought to change, attempting to allow more information disseminated to the membership)."

For a guy that's a check airman, who should live and breath CRM, your acceptance of the current process is mystifying.