Originally Posted by
jdavk
Just to comment on this bit, regardless of applicability to this thread, those decisions don’t always happen in a vacuum, especially when external factors are thrown into the mix (mediation/arbitration pressures, divided pilot groups, etc.). Sometimes an MEC is given no choice but to send lesser agreements out for ratification.
In a perfect world you’d be correct but things get muddy sometimes. FWIW.
I would counter that "most" of the times that happens it's because the MEC did not solicite membership input via polling or asking for comments before voting on things. This LOA and the TUMI TA are glaring examples of them being out of touch with the membership because they never got our input.