Albie,
Keep it simple. There really isn't a place for a former management guy(especially this one) in this type of position. The 'fix' for the union/mgt issue is us the line pilots vetting each person and giving our input. Not glamorous and requires people to actually contact their reps or campaign their fellow pilots but it's the best way. Recently, another ALPA property had a former CP who sold the line pilots a contract that wasn't up to par lose his CP job and pop up as a MC after a little recall coup. He then proceeded to bash the company and the contract he sold just a year or so earlier. It didn't end well....