I recently, and respectfully, asked my block rep when his term expires. He informed me that he is currently looking for his replacement. I coulda sworn this was an elected position, and not a "here, I'm finished, you hop in the saddle for a bit" position. WhiskeyTangoFox?

 

.....and which block might that be?

 

Take a guess......

"I'm mad as hell...and I'm not going to take it anymore"

 

Why don't you take him up n his offer and jump in the saddle for a bit.***.

 

Just a little opining on this.......

It is very rare for a Rep Candidate to just crawl out of the woodwork and run for a position. I would venture to say that most, if not all, of our reps keep their eyes open for people interested in running in the future. They encourage them to get involved in some way and get a feel for what the jobs within the union are like, hoping that they will gain interest and want to run for their seat in the future.

Most reps don't care about cloning themselves through a replacement. They are looking for hard working, level-headed, and dedicated people. Having said that, some will try and find someone that has a similiar agenda, so that they can feel like their voice will carry on thru their replacement.

Long story long...... The statement made by your rep may not be any underhanded, insider trading, or incestuous conspiracy. He may just be keeping his eyes open for someone willing to put in the hard work, so that he can encourage them and take a break...

It's not that different from you or I looking for someone to replace him.
IMHO

 

Or you can just get a wild hair and run on your own....

Jump in. The water's fine. The worst thing you can do is stimulate ideas, get folks informed and involved, and energize folks to get off their duffs. All of that, IMHO, is a good thing.

We complained about comm. How's that been working out? I cannot open my email without a new letter from my LEC, rep, or MEC. There have been more hub turn meetings lately too.

In other words--involvement matters--and it does make a difference. Jump in!

 

Considering this, that was why I asked in the first place.

We'll see......

I know I'm not happy with my rep, and haven't been since section 11 came out. I can either b1tch (it's what we do....), or sit passively by(which is something else we also do...). I'm more of the former than the latter, so if I'm gonna *****, I might as well put it to some use.

Again, we'll see.

 

Amen Albie!!!

I have already had about 7 years in the ALPA pool and am still waiting for the pruning to go away. Besides it may take a few more years to convince my wife to keep a towel warm for me. Few people really understand the level of committment of an LEC Rep or MEC Officer. It is a 24/7 job at times and can take it's toll on your family as well. I don't miss the conference calls while I'm trying to teach son to water ski, or the last minute meetings during my daughters figure skating performance, or the dozens of daily emails and voicemail messages.

Being a Rep is a tough and often thankless job. I sincerely thank each and every one of you that is willing to make the sacrafice, even those that I stongly disagree with. Best of luck Albie, I think that you will do a fine job!!!

 

Great movie!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dib2-HBsF08

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MTN3s2iVKKI

 

Albie, you are right, I have seen more emails from the union. One question though. Is there any talk of the MEC holding hub-turn meetings at Indy, Newark, Oakland, LA, or Alliance? If memory serves me correctly the last time I attended a union gathering of any kind in Indy was for a contract roadshow meeting. I don't believe we even had a meeting before the FDA LOA vote.

Just curious. Seems like a fairly large slice of the population to be avoiding.

BTW, thanks for stepping up!