An outspoken pilot who was a huge critic of the union who then became a CA rep in the union. He rattled a lot of cages, outed huge expenses by previous union officials (thereby pis sing them off, very hard feelings exist to the his day) and talked a hard line regarding daily operations suggesting many things that the company wanted to view as a "work action", like contract interpretations the company disagreed with.

He spoke his mind and had very little give as far as negotiations went and has been accused of sabotaging negotiations or doing end-runs around the union to get things done. He has been a PITA to the company by publicly and repeatedly calling them on their BS.

He's made a lot of enemies among management, former and current union members because he stepped on a lot of toes, wouldn't bend to their will and pretty much let them know it. He's also suffered due to appearing to change from a huge critic (which he still was) to pushing company propaganda about 2.5/6, which is unfortunate because we ALL know it's possible if certain conditions are met, conditions which he readily acknowledged. It earned him being called a turncoat.

All that said, he was a great CA rep IMO. Always responded quickly to questions and immediately placed himself between the pilot and the company. His uncompromising style has bent the company in our favor more often than not and his outing of a lot of information that tends to get skirted or softened by corporate/union speak has kept the pilot group well informed. He actively listened to and solicited opinions and positions from the pilots in his LEC, held boatloads of teleconferences to solicit and dispense information. Way better than almost any previous rep in my tenure. He's worked hard behind the scenes getting things fixed by management by threatening to publicly criticize them.

He was placed on "probation" for allegedly abusing union/sick time off. He was busted for an alleged repeat offense. His high visibility and antagonism of the company ensured they were going be on his case instantly for anything that could be perceived as an infraction.

The short version: Outspoken CA rep ticks management and other pilots off by not staying in line, however the rep does a lot of good by shaking things up as well. Pis ses the company off repeatedly so they make sure to bust him and fire him.