Originally Posted by Planetrain

Be careful voting for hot heads and podium pounders. As much shade (unnecessarily) as has been thrown on C44, I have seen the exact opposite happen too when we elect reps that can never reach an agreement. Those types sound great in an email, but will never vote yes to anything because it isn’t 100% pilot/0% company. This fairytale contract doesn’t exist, and demanding we wait until we get it takes real dollars out of your wallet in *gasp* TVM.
I have seen reps in the “middle of the spectrum” achieve the most. LEC elections matter a lot. Educate yourself on the reps, ask some trusted friends for advice; the forum can be lopsided and misleading. By all means, please vote!