Fear. Pure and simple. They have screwed this up so badly they just don't want the inevitable groundswell of calls for their collective heads. Has NOTHING to do with what they claim - that pilots will do "stupid" things like organize "sick-outs' and the like. Total baloney. They are simply afraid of the reaction of the pilots to the MEC and officers totally eliminating ANY leverage we MIGHT have had going into Section Six negotiations. Utter disaster and complete lack of leadership and oversight.

Right now there is no open forum of any kind. There are some platforms out there and I thought someone was working on a new forum outside the oversight and influence of the MEC, but I haven't heard anything about it lately.