Originally Posted by
DAL330drvr
This happened earlier this year, before he became the Chairman of the Neg. Committee. After his new appointment, it was brought up to the MEC Vice Chairman in person, I was there, but it never went anywhere. He supposedly attempted to set up a meeting that never materialized.
I was initially happy with the composition of the new Neg. Committee because of the overall seniority and positions they held, thinking that these guys are not going to sell the store because 3 of the 4 are going to be here for a while and are not CA's yet. Unfortunately, my positive view of the newly appointed committee was overshadowed by the Chairman's remark to my friend, "We don't rock the boat at DAL"
OK, maybe I'm a dreamer here, but in my mind, in an activist supported by activist and educated members, this kind of thing wouldn't be left alone, to later become the object of unidentified webboard discussions. It would instead be something that would be brought up, in a civil manner, but probably at a union meeting, or via a public letter, or something of the kind. Whatever format it would take would offer the author of the quote a chance to explain himself or contest the quote.
I'd support any resolution demanding an explanation.
Part of the problem, of course, is that there ever are hardly any of us at any meeting, and so no valid resolution ever gets a second. In addition, I'm in the rank that believes that, in 2010, we can do better than inconvenient meetings in person. There is always... the internet.