Originally Posted by
eaglefly
.one has to question how agressive this stance and more importantly, this action would have been taken had the former MEC chair still been seated.
I asked him. He fully recognized how divisive this issue was for our pilots. Although I wasn't able to talk long with him, my understanding is that, once the company issued their grievance, the MEC should have ceased any further action on the issue until those actions played out.
Originally Posted by
eaglefly
I don't think it accurate to imply the MEC chairs position is simply a "no-vote lame duck" situation. The pilot in that position has the greatest influence on policy and action then any segment of the group as a whole and it has to be taken into account.
Influence, yes. The President of the United States can influence Congress, but Congress holds the purse strings, Congress holds the votes and Congress produces the legislation. It is cowardly for any Congressman who votes for a piece of legislation to turn around and blame the President for it. Same goes, IMHO, for any MEC member who places the Chairman for their vote on an LOA. IMHO, if our MEC members/LEC reps have so little backbone, then a more worthy representative should be found.
BTW, I've found that it is better to spread myself across several websites rather than confine my efforts to the little pond (cesspool?
) at the Eaglelounge.