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08-18-2011 | 08:36 AM

#73701

johnso29

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From: B757/767

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Originally Posted by alfaromeo

...or the Delta MEC followed the policy manual they wrote two years ago. All the rest was just made up.

I don't think the policy manual REQUIRE's an election.

08-18-2011 | 08:40 AM

#73702

acl65pilot

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Originally Posted by johnso29

The policy manual doesn't REQUIRE an election.

No, it had a liberal interpretation. The point that is made is that if we are going to force the seven day window between TA of an LOA and ratification, then we should abide by all of the guidelines in the policy manual. Ala can't have it both ways. That said, this was the decision of the reps, and as we can see, they decided for the election. We should expect see strict interpretation of the policy manual on items like the seven day clock going forward.

08-18-2011 | 08:48 AM

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alfaromeo

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Originally Posted by johnso29

I don't think the policy manual REQUIRE's an election.

Okay, it says "normally" you will have an election, what about this situation is not normal? It seems funny that the people complaining about openness and transparency find it threatening that the MEC would follow their policy manual to the letter rather than inventing some new process.

08-18-2011 | 09:00 AM

#73704

shiznit

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Originally Posted by alfaromeo

Seriously, why would the MEC listen to the pilots?

What is the "secret motivation" to do what many pilots have been complaining about?

I think its a conspiracy!

08-18-2011 | 09:49 AM

#73705

johnso29

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Originally Posted by alfaromeo

I simply felt it was too close to Sec 6 for changing our negotiating committee, much like many anti DPA folk felt we are too close to Sec 6 to change unions. That is why I wrote my Reps and let them know my feelings. They clearly supported maintaining the current NC, & I'm happy with the results.

It was never about conspiracy for me. I just didn't want to change something that I felt wasn't broke. I suppose if there wasn't an election, others would have been up in arms over that.

08-18-2011 | 09:58 AM

#73706

nerd2009

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Originally Posted by Bill Lumberg

+3600 and climbing

I think that the message is finally hitting.

08-18-2011 | 10:00 AM

#73707

Bucking Bar

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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler

C130 hit by drone ... .

08-18-2011 | 10:04 AM

#73708

chuck416

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Good post B/B. Do you have any specifics? Time, place, altitude, etc?

08-18-2011 | 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

C130 hit by drone ... .

Who gets the ding for this? UAV (or was it one of those little battlefield thingys?), ATC, or C130?

BTW - I have no idea how many days until college football starts (hint hint)