Originally Posted by
JamesBond
Let's do a little unscientific poll: Are you OK with having an MEC chairman that is not actually an operating/qualified Delta pilot? Were you OK with having a National chairman that was not a working/qualified airline pilot? (DePete)
If the answer to either of those questions is yes, would you be OK with farming out the entirety of our union leadership to someone like the Teamsters?
You are mixing terms. A pilot on sick leave or temporary disability is still a member in good standing.
Should a rep resign after going on sick leave short term disability following a common orthopedic surgery?
Should a rep on NQAT resign due to the company’s logistical problems with the training pipeline?
An ALPA volunteer/worker/whatever in either of those cases shouldn’t be getting Flight Pay Loss. They shouldn’t be getting a dime more than if they were on the line slugging it out with the rest of us.
There was a resolution on this last year. In March the Delta MEC unanimously voted it down.