I am a EWR based CAL Capt and since we are merging the issue of representation has to be discussed. I am completely dissapointed with the lack of success of campaign promises made by the CAL EWR reps. Jayson Baron and Tara Cook are an absolute failure in how they are handling things. Tim Boyens Sec/Treas., I do not know; but he seems to be more in tune with the base and what is or is not important.

I really did not know Jayson but listened to him intently during his self promoting tour and in a nutshell has not accomplished one thing promised! Mrs. Cook seems to just follow whatever she feels will keep her from the lime-light whether it is to just fall in line with Jay Pierce or simply follow Jayson to wherever they are headed.

Also, we elected a Vice Chair/MEC to the union that had no previous ALPA experience at national, local rep elected experience, ALPA or CAL IACP Negotiating experience, or committee chairmanship experience within CAL or ALPA. How stupid is that?

I'm not a fan nor against our current MEC Chairman but with his experience in management at CALX and his experience as a negotiating Chair at CAL ALPA I can assure everyone our Vice Chair only knows what our Chair chooses for him to know. Our Vice Chair seems to be a nice guy but he is outta his league down there IMHO.

Please United pilots remember this when the dual base elections come forth next year.

CLE reps are no where to be found on their own forum and Guam? Well Guam is and always will be Guam. IAH has a battlestar Capt rep and an FO rep that loves to hear herself talk. But IAH seems to be doing OK for the most part. EWR and CLE are absolute jokes!