The ALPA lawyers are very good at helping the company get quick LOA’s MEC approved instead of by pilot vote, by pointing out that the MEC determines what “significant” changes are.... and only significant changes require pilot votes.

By that standard, you will NEVER be entitled to a pilot vote if they don’t want you to have one. They’ll do one little LOA at a time until you’ve essentially got a whole new CBA you never voted on. This is the most abused language in the by-laws. I wanted it changed back in 2014-2015 and couldn’t get past their fear that we’d lose something good if the company had more time to think on things making it less likely for us to get a quick grab before they realize the true cost.
In my years on the MEC, that happened once. The NY base closure LOA was way more than they intended to give once they started complying with it. That was Adam and me. The ALPA lawyers walked out saying we were asking too much and they weren’t going to do it. Adam and I went in ourselves and got every single thing we asked for. The company forever said we held them hostage for too much.