Originally Posted by BFMthisA10

That is absolutely sound reasoning, and has been clearly communicated by the MEC and Chair.

But it also implies a certain level of trust in the MEC by the rank and file. That trust has been stressed by the lack of transparency with other ad-hoc surveys, and the lesson has hopefully been learned.

By all means, use surveys, but unless they rise to the level of requiring lack of transparency (akin to executive privilege), then they should be fully published. Someone among the union is probably smart in statistical analysis, but at the very least, after the data crunching is over, openly publish to the membership:

- State the need for the survey
- Method of selecting the appropriate questions
- Demographic (statistical relevance)
- Results/data
- MEC conclusion/way forward

If an ad-hoc survey is too important to open the kimono afterward, then maybe other ways of measuring the data should be explored. Otherwise you're cashing in the trust capital that will be needed for the big show.