Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
DALPA is now my biggest concern...not ALPA. I initially believed that acl65pilot was right when he said all our LEC reps understood the importance of scope, and that we should just not worry about it. After all, our LEC reps are the ones that will give direction to the MEC and the negotiating committee. The fact that "Scope" seems to be a prohibited word to use among all DALPA communication, I began to have concerns. I thought I knew my reps, and where they stood. It looks like I'm wrong. In one of the system's most junior bases (DTW), I know that a vast majority of our base's pilots place scope restoration extrememly high. But it's clear that our council 20 chairman has no concerns about our current scope or joint ventures. None. Our council 20 #2 guy has not responded to me in months. Our council 20 #3 guy has sent out stuff in writing that makes him look like a serious scope hawk. But now guys here are saying he is all talk, and 100% cave in when the time comes.
So, my biggest concern appears to be true. Our local pilots get it. Our local pilots are communicating it. Our local reps do NOT agree...and they're all newly elected. Sigh...
Carl
Heyas Carl,
Don't like them? Recall them.
It's a VERY easy process to get started. It only takes a resolution and and a minimum bit of organization. TOO easy, in fact.
The ANC FO rep found out the hard way and the FO rep in MSP ALMOST found out how easy it is for a determined minority to hijack the process.
Submit a resolution. Gather up some buds. Have everyone show up at the LEC meeting. Boom, done. My guess, given the generally apathetic nature of people actually showing up to LEC meetings, that you'd need no more than 20 people on your side.
Now comes the fun part. Who are you going to get to replace them? BB is out...he's got a national job now. LW? He said he was done with union work for a while. I'm sure the defeated guys from the last election would like the job, but do you want them? Obviously not, because, well, they didn't win.
Carl, I'm not giving you a hard time just because. I'd give ANYONE a hard time for the same reason. There are avenues available to the line pilot to shake things up.
If we feel wronged, then we should use them. Otherwise, we have no standing to complain.
The current Council 20 guys are as far out of sync with the current MEC as you can get, but they are only three people (only two of which who vote). What possible use would it be to replace them with people who are openly antagonistic? What possible change would occur? You are better served trying to get some change at the OTHER bases.
Nu