Originally Posted by
Dharma
Viking, let me help you get started on why the DPA Constitution is such a good idea. Just as an FYI, I'm referencing page 32 of the DPA Constitution and By-Laws:
1. From Article XI, Section 1., in order to start negotiations on any subject, LOA, Section 6, etc, even if a simple majority of representatives want it, 1/3 can prevent it.
2. "Only the President, with the Two-Thirds (2/3) Majority approval of the Executive Board, may declare a Tentative Agreement has been reached with the Company."
Wow, that's some god-like power. Even Lee Moak didn't have that power. And if we go by what Rube wrote in the initial post, he can't be removed if 1/3 want to keep him. This isn't democracy, this is a tyranny of the minority or worse, we create demigods that are very difficult to remove. And the ability to get a TA, with it possible to be blocked if 1/3 don't get their special interest item means little to no progress.
Forget the personalities we all have difficulty with. The DPA is proposing a structural change that guarantees failure and stagnation. It makes me think the goal of TC is union destruction, plain and simple.
Your thoughts Viking? Why is this a good idea?
You need to read my post again. Nowhere did I say anything was either a good, or a bad, idea. I merely stated that DPA must be gaining momentum if the usual DALPA shrills are out in force this morning to bash DPA... Were marching orders put out last night to start bashing DPA? No one wastes their time beating up on an organization that is insignificant. Let alone write a short mystery novel as rube did to open this thread.... DPA must be gaining momentum.... Simply stating my observation...