Originally Posted by
Left Handed
I wasn't here for the last contract, but I've heard the rank and file complain about not having a vote. When you have pilots willing to sell out other pilots for personal gain, I would not want the power in the hands of someone else. I have asked the MEC to put their money where their mouth is and make MEMRAT the official way to do the vote, and have gotten the "Why do we need to put it down on paper, just trust us" response. We have had a history of signing things without even telling the membership, and I for one would like to see some accountability on the part of our MEC. Although, I do thing the current MEC is less apt to do this than the last one.
you need to stop listening to people with an agenda for personal power.
IF the Herbites had intended to ram a contract down the groups throat, YOU WOULD HAVE A CONTRACT!. It really is that simple. We could have gotten a contract, and the pilots would have likely voted to ratify said contract. However, the MEC had promised dramatic improvements and chose to pass the torch to the next MEC rather than accept less than promised.
We could have had a deal summer 2006, had the MEC been willing to accept "cost neutral" and get the pay raise from productivity increases.
Try to get some facts next time.