Originally Posted by
Lambourne
If you perused the thread you might have noticed more CAL pilots than not have expressed how classless your update was.
Oh come on Lambourne! You may want to "peruse" the thread yourself. I have NOT read any CAL Pilot (other than yourself), using the word "
Classless" in describing CA Baron's
Magenta Line brief (if I 'missed' that single CAL pilot, then I'll take the Crow Med/Well
). There were/are some that did not agree with his writing, but stating
"More CAL Pilots than not...." (In lame man's terms > 50%)?? Please attempt to be accurate in your ratio's......I will have to give you an "A" on pontificating.
As I expressed/quoted in my earlier post, "I don't agree with the manner in which it was posted in it being
constructive material during this Merger".....It was
not HE that posted it. It was was someone other than him who posted it....it being the ML that was written to "his", yes his CAL Pilots.....and there are 'other' CAL Pilots outside of EWR that read that letter.
AGAIN, I was clear in saying "it was written for his LEC 170
Pilot Group....not meant to hang out there publicly to rub in anyone's face who may find it as "IN YOUR FACE" within your camp".
If your STILL having that bone to pick after all this, and your dilemma of 'bouncing email's' still bothers you.....for the second time, the phone number works!
Originally Posted by
Lambourne
Typical ALPA bravado. 1. You represent the EWR domicile. I don't believe all 4800 pilots are based there. 2. I, like you and all the other pilots involved in this process are paying ALPA an assessment each month to protect our interest in this process. You toss out the " UAL MEC doesn't have the CAL pilots best interest" bit. So I ask you, and I'm sure you won't answer AGAIN, does that mean the CAL MEC has the best interest of the UAL pilots at heart?
Sir, you would be correct....JB is at an LEC level within the EWR base. What your failing to realize is that he DOES have a voting seat (IE his "9-0" vote reference in the ML Letter) as one of the 9 to vote on ANY T/A that comes across the desk prior to being handed out to the Pilot Group for T/A Ratification.....so indirectly, he does have representation in the 4,800 CAL Pilot's during this process that we are in.
As it's been pointed out, the structure within the Transition Agreement during our Merger, BOTH MEC's will have an
independent vote/say as to "yea/nay" if anything is handed down to the combine Pilot Group for vote. WHY is this in place?? Stating the OBVIOUS.....It's "check-n-balance" to assure that BOTH MEC's (respectively) have the best interests of each others (AKA the COMBINE Group) pilots groups in check prior having ANY T/A voted on by the general group.
Your can BET your ars that UAL's MEC is going to fight hard to protect the UAL pilots in any future JCBA in the same manner that CAL's MEC will be doing the same for their pilots in a future labor agreement. I will be the first to say "Kumbaya we sing" in the JCBA, that is true......But if one side feels they have a legitimate beef on a topic/provision within the T/A......you can darn well expect THAT side's MEC to fully defend their pilots on that front. If you can HONESTLY tell me that I am 'incorrect' in stating that in those terms, have at it.