I'm not sitting here with me arms crossed saying you, higney, aren't doing what you can or aren't putting the effort out. My biggest complaint is this; I, we, may be the union. I can pick up my phone and call/text/email/or whatever to the lec reps and if I had/have a personal work issue or have something minor I would most certainly do that and do. However we are dealing with some major issues: contract, attendance policy, aquisition of another airline ect and I feel the union should be addressing us, not individulal pilots calling the local reps to see what's going on. More specifically I feel the mec should be addressing us more and advising. Note....these are some major issues and they all can't be solved in one day and I understand some of these things take some sort of time. After listening to the conference call a week ago and the "plan" (lack there of) is bull. I feel we need to stop being so political and do what needs to be done, minus a work action. There were a couple of guys asking the chairman, whats next and what plan do you have? All I heard was a lot of "ums" and we are going to talk and try to do some informal picketing. Why hasn't this been going on anyway? It's time for the leaders to step up and address this group with a serious game plan.
The mec seems to have no idea and it is showing. Meanwhile the company can change a policy, redefine a sick event, violate this and that and there is nothing coming from the top. That is my problem...