The majority
is. It just is. It's where it wants to be, and does what it wants to do. It's composed of 13,400 that make up their own minds, however they see fit. It swings however it wants to, and the best way to gauge it is data, and polling. And when I say polling, I mean that there are plenty of excellent ways to know where the majority is, but nothing beats an actual vote.
There are posters here that try to alter, convince, cajole, charm, and steer the majority, and that is fair. But people here do not speak for it, not matter how truthful or cynical their intentions are.
Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
...the majority's direction and seeking improvements to the AIPs... bypass the MEC majority, and take his case directly to the pilot group.
He is working with alpa's pollster (the same guy we've been paying since Moak) to massage the data. (Lies, damn lies, and statistics.) It will all be presented in closed session; the majority will be unable to publicly refute it. The he will neuter the majority by claiming he has polling data to support these pending concessions.
Next he'll drag the MEC majority through the mud by activating [xxx, xxx, xxx ], and all the former "black polo shirt" heavies and ALPA lifers. It will be an epic and ill-advised smear campaign.
Who made this poster the spokesperson for the majority? No one.
Now, the MEC has the tools to know where the group is, and the best tool is a vote. In the absence of a vote, the surveys play a large part, and the polling is the best way to judge current sentiment. Even when you tinker with (the latest polling tries to force us to think mostly about strike and retirement), even then, the pilots get to express themselves. And yet, some of the MEC doesn't use the tools they have, relying instead on direct contact.
The amount of direct contact is incredibly small, and it doesn't say what the 12 publicly claim. It's so small in fact that if you take the most frequent posters on chitchat, APC, and fb, not even all of those guys are writing. The only thing that makes that number a little bigger is that half of the writers are following a template, which always ends with "...or we will need a new CBA". I said previously that it was a few hundred people + the 12 that are driving this entire show, thinking that they know what's best for you, me, and everyone else. That may be too high. If the reports from the C44 meetings are true, and the Admin and the 7 are using polling data, and the others are favoring e-mails instead, they literally have no claim to be speaking for the Delta pilots.
But look at how often they use the term majority in their communications. All of them. Sounds to me like a bunch of men trying to convince themselves.
The majority can speak for itself,
if it's allowed to.
The majority MUST be allowed to speak for itself.