Guys, the rotation survey participation is woefully inadequate. I've been a slacker but just finished it. It take about 10 minutes.

You know what they say... bid what you want and want what you bid. :)

Post it post it!

Like many things on the board here, this is not exactly accurate:

The vast majority of the Committee Chairmen are appointed by the MEC Chairman. There is no formal nomination process. The reps can make suggestions to the MEC Chair, but that's all they are.

The elected reps only task at this point is confirmation. Confirmation is usually done "bulk style" with all of the confirmations done on one up or down vote.

Individual names can be pulled out of the "bulk list", and can be subjected to a individual confirmation (or discussion), but it involves extra steps. Committee chairs are also subject to recall by the MEC, which would require an agenda item at a meeting, but the MEC Chair can "fire" then at will.

Other committee members have no review by the MEC. They are appointed by the Committee Chairs.

So the more correct way to put it is: the Chairs are responsible to the MEC Chair, who in turn is responsible to the MEC, but there is no direct "chain of command" from the committees to the MEC.

The only exceptions to this are the merger and negotiating committees, all members of which are directly elected by the MEC (which is National ALPA policy, not DALPA policy).

Not all MECs have the same policy. The UAL MEC elects most of their Committee Chairs. Other MECs have variations on a theme.

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July 2012, total pilots required 9, 855. Percent above required 8.3%.

July 2014, total pilots required 10,560, Percent above required 2.9%.

705 more pilots required since C2012 and climbing.

PowerPoint slides from the MEC administrators is not proof of anything. It's their story. Management has also stated their story of what C2012 is. Both sides have the actual proof - which is the costing sheets, but neither side will release them.

I don't have access to it. I'm asking for it, but the people with the proof won't release it.

See above.

Unintelligible.

Carl

All you're doing is alienating people with your mindless political promotion.

I'll agree that some jobs were assisted in creation with C2012, but what is going on now is far bigger than that.

That's how it's supposed to work Alan, but at DALPA your statement is almost completely incorrect.

Carl

How about we get our contract tightened up so none of us has to deal with this crap? No reason to dump on the new hires; sure, sometimes we end up on reserve or fly a red eye, but the garbage you're describing shouldn't happen to anyone.