Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
You are right. He IS supposed to be the voice of all 12,000 pilots. But he only listens to his own counsel. If anyone on the LEC's disagree with his opinions, they quickly learn that Lee doesn't appreciate that.
Lee has the company and his MEC underlings feeling that his Wall Street contacts and his sheer brilliance make him infallable. This kind of personality cult is always dangerous. Always.
As far as what we can do about it, the answer is nothing right now. The personality cult will always fail at some point because not even Einstein was perfect. But until then, the love affair/fear affair will continue.
Carl
So Carl, can you explain why when Lee ran for office two months ago, not one person ran against him? Are the LEC reps so afraid of the guy THEY ELECT that they can't field even one other candidate? Is this like Chicago and Lee has some henchmen to beat up the reps if they don't comply? If there is widespread dissatisfaction with the MEC Chairman, shouldn't the field have been wide open?
The entire premise of your argument is completely illogical and based on nothing other than your imagination. A few years back, the Delta MEC didn't approve of the performance of the MEC Chairman and they elected another guy. (Lee) If Lee is not performing in a manner acceptable to the LEC reps then they should replace him. Based on an uncontested election two months ago it seems highly unlikely.
If some LEC rep is upset with Lee, then they should have had the gumption to run against him in January.