Can anybody who was there shed some light on the discussion? Was the recall based upon the TA vote? The MEC chairman vote?

Both of those would be seriously stupid reasons to recall a rep. Recalls should only be based on misconduct or failure to do the job. Was there any of that mentioned?

You think Malone's Admin gets "walked over"? You must not know how things work. The company could not force 9:45 on the pilots even if the filing wasn't caught.

Your last "stand up" statement speaks volumes of the militant approach. All noise, all pride, no results.

So, you really don't think that BB can secure gains like 5:15 ADG when and IF the opportunities present themselves? Ok. That's a big assumption with no real proof that that's the case.

It also assumes that big opportunities like that will present themselves within the next two years. I was just wondering if there there anything specific that you see that will definitely need to be addressed. Is there?

Who knows what will happen? Maybe having BB as Chair will be beneficial to us. Maybe, the reputation you have painted of him will serve as a deterrent to the company against them being too aggressive in implementing virtual bases and the FRB?

Like I said, who knows? So far, you guys aren't providing any concrete instances of future doom and gloom, or missed opportunities, for us to be wary of. Maybe we should wait to see what happens, before we assume the worst.

Finally, I don't mean to nit pick, but it's, "Capt Malone's Admin brought a firm but reasonable approach to engaging management that has a proven track record of success.

I am appreciative of the work Captain Malone did as our past MEC Chairman. I think he did a great job. He should be proud of the TA he brought us and the fact that it was voted in by the largest margin in Delta history. I voted for it.

Let's see what Bartells "brings" during his term. If he does a bad job, maybe Malone can run again and you guys can say "I told you so."

What you are doing now, comes off as overly political and smells like sour grapes. I believe, recalling reps because of one vote weakens our union.

The DPA crowd is happy, because you guys are bringing them back from oblivion.

And I'll bet the vast majority of the bell curve isn't remotely interested in any of this.

I'll vouch for ya NewK. You are probably THE most apolitical poster on here.

And your approach is no noise, no pride and results that only slightly help your checking account but nothing else.

Bingo. .

Stated reasons? The TA vote was not included in the resolution; the MEC chairman vote was. There were also additional "reasons" cited that boil down to "not doing the job." (No evidence of that point presented, simply a statement in the resolution.)

Real reasons? Doesn't take much reading between the lines: get the guys who aren't falling in line out ASAP, then once the "old guard" (not my phrase, but pretty accurate) is back in majority, remove BB & put their own guy in.

As another poster has said: Pathetic. And, to quote a speaker at the meeting: "The company is laughing at us."

Your last sentence is the most important one. No good could possibly come from this for the pilot group. But, that's not the point, is it?

Almost forgot. How could the company not make us fly 9:45. PWA says FAR limits does it not? Guess what becomes a new FAR for us if they got that exemption? Just goes to show all you care about is $$.