Originally Posted by robthree

I'm shocked this thread isn't locked yet.

The MEC endorsed the candidate they think will be best for the goals of our pilot group and profession. If you have objections to that candidate for other reasons, by all means express them in an appropriate forum, which this probably is not. If you think the MEC has made an error and the other candidate would be more favorable to our Union, this probably is the place to say so. I'm sure there are a large number of individuals here who can discuss that idea with opinions backed up by verifiable data points.


In my opinion, the MEC selected the right candidate to endorse, based on the other candidate's history of employing and exploiting non-union workers and sourcing materials from non-US and non-union suppliers. In addition the party of the candidate they endorsed has historically been more favorable to unions than the party of the candidate they did not endorse, who have historically been more favorable to management. It is reasonable to infer that the two parties will continue those trends over the next four years.