Originally Posted by
Captain X
You guys are both correct and have a good grasp each persons role, but in this case both MEC Chairs are also ad hoc members of the JNC which is why the additional point of them both "approving" the compromise(s) has been made. Details really. Except in this case Wendy Morse essentially cut Jay Hepner off at the knees in front of her MEC.
That said, it still doesn't answer the question:
If the UAL members of the JNC are not complying with the UAL MEC's original resolution on 744 pay to the point where the MEC is not accepting the JNC proposal(s), why has the UAL MEC allowed those members to stay in the position on the JNC?
My guess. Even 'if' there were such a resolution regarding the 747 pay (MEC direction to the NC is private), the NC members still have other direction as well. One of those might be 'get a JCBA ASAP'? So in balancing the direction they likely compromised on some things in order to move forward. That is exactly what I'd expect from BOTH sides of the JNC. The NC members are NOT charged with SLI issues, that is up to the merger committee and direction from the MEC. The product/agreements from the JNC SHOULD be free from SLI issue pollution. Of course it's not that simple, so the MEC and Merger Committee have to look at those agreements from the perspective of SLI impacts. The bottom line: The MEC likely saw that the 'compromises' made by the UA NC members were potentially very damaging to the pilot group they are charged with representing. Of course the 'craniums up' from Baron about the tack they were going to take helped them 'find' the poison apple.