Originally Posted by
Jughead135
Stated reasons? The TA vote was not included in the resolution; the MEC chairman vote was. There were also additional "reasons" cited that boil down to "not doing the job." (No evidence of that point presented, simply a statement in the resolution.)
That's too bad. Recalls without a "cause" that can be documented and passes the smell test are dumb.
Originally Posted by
Jughead135
Real reasons? Doesn't take much reading between the lines: get the guys who aren't falling in line out ASAP, then once the "old guard" (not my phrase, but pretty accurate) is back in majority, remove BB & put their own guy in.
Wait a minute. Are you saying that the "new guard" are more enlightened than the "old guard"? Drawing lines and choosing sides sounds righteous, but it's just politics. Each faction needs to make their case for their vision, and provide a logical strategy for achieving it. The pilot group isn't stupid. Calling for pilots to rally around Bartels because he's NOT someone else is as dumb as saying we should rally around Moak/O'Malley/Roberts/Donatelli/Malone because they aren't someone else. This isn't 2007, with its existential threats. It's 2017, with a new set of threats and priorities.
Bartels deserves a fair shot because he won the election. He deserves to be judged on his results because he knows that's part of the deal. Same goes for our LEC reps. If they screw the pooch, they know they're accountable to us.
Circling back to the C44 recall effort, it doesn't appear to be based upon any specific malfeasance or behavior. That's bad.
Originally Posted by
Jughead135
As another poster has said: Pathetic. And, to quote a speaker at the meeting: "The company is laughing at us."
I disagree. The company is not a democratic organization. We don't vote on hats, D-0, fleet plans, or fuel hedges. We wear our collective heart on our sleeve, with our warts and scars visible to all. It's in the company's interest to know our vector.
With LEC elections held every year, and the most-recent MEC election being determined by 1 vote, any alleged "laughter" is probably based more on uncertainty than preference.