Originally Posted by
Tuck
You realize the NC works for the MEC and not the Chairman right? Why would the NC seek to get the approval of the MEC Chairman? He's not in their chain of command at all - that was a purposeful change in the Policy Manual years ago.
I just meant that the MEC chairman, as part of the negotiating committee, would be in on all aspects of any table positions passed. That is in context of my comment that MEC reps probably are in constant communication with the NC, which includes the MEC chairman for the purposes of information. So the reps’ communication with the MEC chairman would also inform the reps in current direction of negotiations. Meaning that there is probably a lot of information flowing amongst the reps, MEC chairman, and the NC in order to get a pulse of the matter and decide to do go in a new direction. All to say that the characterization that they are passive observers is almost impossible to believe.