Originally Posted by NotMrNiceGuy

The problem is that all three of those were to determine WHY THE TA FAILED. That’s it.

The online survey had low participation. The phone survey and online survey were polling the exact same items. The phone survey at least had no confirmation bias, but absolute numbers were less than 1,000 participants. And the focus groups are at risk of bias confirmation because attendees obviously had something to say about TA shortcomings.

The surveys were designed to present a broad based 30,000 foot view of what went wrong:

Compensation
Retirement
Scope
QOL

They were designed to be retrospective to identify what the issues of the failed TA were to the NMB. That’s from the mouth of the union.

To assert that they are now forward looking is incorrect. How could they be? There was no precise focus on the issues. There were no specifics about scope. I wasn’t asked what QOL items I would like to see. There were no questions about what percentage of retirement is suitable or if cash over cap was a must. None of that. No specifics at all. Pay and compensation had a few specifics, but that’s it.

I’ve emailed my rep and we’re on the same page. But I’m one block of many. A survey is the most direct way of getting the sentiment to the NC. And quite frankly, they don’t seem to care.