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Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob
What you are forgetting is that the MEC has no say in whether to accept or turn down a list. Once the negotiating starts on the SLI, it's all up to the negotiators. If they agree on a list, that's it. No one votes it up or down, membership or MEC. If they are unable to agree on a list, then they go back to the MEC and go to arbitration, but during the negotiation, the MEC stays out of it.
That's not true. The merger committe is in daily contact with Lee and the MEC. Further, I would bet that as they get close to a deal on the list, Lee will actually be there, not in the room but right outside. But you are right. Once the merger committees agree to a list, it's done. There is no voting on it by anyone.