We are moving to the old NWALPA way of doing things. All along the way, there have been manufactured crises and outrage and it continues to this day. The "north" reps are experts at stirring up feelings of outrage and betrayal by trashing the "south" reps and especially Lee Moak. The current push is to get committee members elected by the MEC so the "north" guys can reestablish their petty personal fiefdoms like their old MEC did. They started with the negotiating committee by insisting that they have 4 members with a "2 and 2" split. I guess half the negotiating committee represents me and the other half represents the "north" guys, wow that sounds like a great work environment to me.

The next push will be the MEC officer elections in August. Look for another manufactured outrage starting in June or July. They will stir up disunity and then demand that the only way to unify the pilot group is to give into the demands of the "north" reps.

By using the politics of personal destruction, the north reps are forcing the entire Delta MEC to bend to their will. They will continue to foster the persecution complex amongst the "north" pilots as long as they get their way. I have never seen a bunch of guys who got better work rules, better retirement, and a 20% raise in less than 2 years have such feelings of persecution.