I don’t think the comparison is that apt. This isn’t a corporate BOD, where people only talk with each other every 4 months, and otherwise it’s hands off, but a relatively tight group of 20 or so people who are in direct contact almost constantly. If someone is off the reservation, a special meeting can get called by a relatively small number of reps on a short time horizon.

Yeah, MEC chair is a meaningless position that doesn't direct union operations or negotiations... Moak... Malone... Chucky G.

And when was that? Antiquity?

All the chair’s authority was stripped after Malone left. The MEC had enough of that kind of thing and changed the rules almost unanimously.

I’m not so sure. There maybe been many subject after speaking with my rep where it was clear (at least all the ones I’ve spoken with) don’t get involved, don’t want to micromanage, don’t want the day to day “deets”, until their regular (quarterly) MEC meetings.

Maybe the truth is in the middle, but I’m firmly convinced the MEC chair isn’t just a figurehead. He/she can do a lot of good, or a LOT of damage.

With several recent, somewhat controversial, key votes that went 9-8, I can see the MEC chair playing a very influential role. Hopefully after May 10th, those 9-8 votes will go the other way.

A5S

the online form replacing Ace is the exact same format to input data. 0 automation and someone will review what you send. Saving $1.3mm though / year. Not ideal since Ace had metrics and a nice UI, but I don’t think it was the worst decision my the MEC. Hopefully they find a good improvement to Ace soon

make sure you contact the company first. ACE did that for you but it’s your responsibility to stop the 120 day clock, not the union’s.

ACE did *not* contact the company. In fact there were numerous scheudling commitee comms, including a flow chart, that said you must contact scheudling directly first in order to give them oppurtunity to correct the issue and to stop the clock if needed. Then if not rectified, file ACE and include date/time info of who you talked to so they could pull the phone logs.

As long as you start by calling Delta scheduling and/or using the "submit pay issue" button in the Pilot Assist app, that will stop the 120 day clock. It also makes the company do the legwork to start, and getting paid quicker if the company identifies the issue and agrees with you.

I heard it's going to take a SC volunteer 2-3x of the time to file the same report as they did with ACE. From what I understand while they weren't using ACE's "Auto-ID" there were many things that ACE did in the back-end systems that are back to completely manual now. I just hope they don't go back to being 6+ months behind like they were!