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Thanks. Just received both letters from a LEC 22 member. Need to call my rep on the list as ask WTF tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by USMCFDX (Post 3519470)

Thanks. Just received both letters from a LEC 22 member. Need to call my rep on the list as ask WTF tomorrow.

What LEC are you in?

Thought you were in Wes’s Block when you supposedly spoke with him. Guess that may not have been totally accurate. Perhaps you are stretching the truth?

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Originally Posted by FDX1 (Post 3519477)

What LEC are you in?

Thought you were in Wes’s Block when you supposedly spoke with him. Guess that may not have been totally accurate. Perhaps you are stretching the truth?

I was in his block the last time he ran, never said I am currently in his block. There is a way to have the same relative seniority and no longer be in the same block. Perhaps you could figure that out instead of accusing someone of stretching the truth.

LA, OAK, ANC, IND all endorsed him. Wonder if any/all of them spoke to their blocks before doing so? Couple 'formers' in their too, and some of them former because they were voted out not because they chose not to run again.

Hello Wes.

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Originally Posted by USMCFDX (Post 3519488)

Never answered my question. What block are you in? What Block was Wes running for when you voted against him?

Silence is deafening.

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Originally Posted by HIFLYR (Post 3519281)

It was sad to see most of the MEC Reps get involved in a single blocks voting, it seems to taint the whole thing to me.

100% agree - it's disgusting.

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Originally Posted by FDX1 (Post 3519318)

Same WR. Two things - you are incorrect that he doesn’t fly the line. Pull up his schedule - looks to me like he is a Captain on the 777and flies regularly. Second- You are correct that he has served this pilot group for quite some time. Block rep, MEC Officer, SPSC Chair, and National SPSC Chair (most recently - EVP).

Prior Marine aviator who served our Country.

He is a well seasoned union veteran that knows the challenges of various Negotiations with ALPA carriers and the SPSC tools used to bring to the fight. Having seen him work - he is dedicated to our pilots and a strong, unabashed unionist. He truly wants the best for all of us.

Seems like the perfect candidate at the right time.

He is actually quite soft in the fighting for pilots arena - and he was a big backer of age 65 - even when he ran for MEC Chairman a few years ago - stuck to that position through and through.

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POLITICS, POLITICS, AND MORE DIRTY POLITICS!

Brothers and Sisters of Council 22,

I had prepared a campaign message to share with you today to encourage you to exercise your right to vote for your elected representatives, and to explain my commitment to serving you with integrity, transparency, and openness. I’m saving that message for another day because today I must address yesterday’s message from a majority of the MEC and a group of other active and retired pilots who see fit to meddle in a Local Council election.

Many of you already know that our current Executive Vice President campaigned for the office of ALPA First Vice President, but he did not prevail. What you might not know is that he then sought re-election for his current EVP position and, again, did not prevail. The nine current members of our 15-member MEC who endorsed him for Block 2 Representative could have re-elected him to the EVP position, but the MEC chose another candidate instead. Now they want him to oppose me.

I take the responsibility of representing you very seriously. I respect the position and I value the lives of the families involved. This is not a political game to me. I would never consider it as a consolation prize.

But those members of the MEC want so desperately to keep me out that they’re willing to inject themselves into an election where most of them aren’t even eligible to vote. They know I will challenge the status quo. They know I will ask hard questions. They know my primary concern is representing you, not maintaining a kumbaya atmosphere in the boardroom. I’ve demonstrated my ability to work with anybody who shares the goal of serving the pilots, and sometimes that involves ruffling a few feathers. I know that true unity is based on building consensus, not groupthink.

In their letter of endorsement, the MEC Reps said, “We’ll need his experience as we plan and execute multiple events to maintain our unity …” And they had the perfect opportunity to retain his experience. But instead of voting for him to continue his service as our EVP, they passed – they chose someone else. Instead of casting their vote for him, they now want you to cast your vote for him to be the next Block 2 Rep.

As I’ve seen in previous campaigns, I expect them to contact many of you with disparaging comments, even lies, about me. They would rather silence me than debate me, and they’ll stoop pretty low to do it. They insult you by expecting you to be stupid enough to fall for it. I am confident that you are smart enough to see through their ploy.

As dozens of our veteran pilots retire every month with 1998 level pensions, you are being told negotiations are proceeding at a record pace. As the months continue to pile up with no pay raises, you are told the process is on track. We established limited goals to be achievable in minimum time, yet here we are approaching the 1-year anniversary of our amendable date and, after 18 months of negotiating, we still have no Tentative Agreement in sight. We will never have an acceptable TA until the membership is engaged, yet we’ve only been asked to attend two picketing events, with one of them being with little notice of the date or location. When ALPA pilots stood together across the country for a Labor Day weekend All-ALPA picketing event, our MEC took a pass based on a false hope that a TA was imminent. And what would we rally for anyway, when we’ve been kept in the dark about what we’re trying to accomplish and what The Company is trying to extract from us? The MEC’s new last-minute candidate seems content with their pace. I am not.

As your next Seniority Block 2 Representative, I will fight for you every day. Delivering the contract you deserve will be my highest priority. You deserve the maximum pension allowed by the IRS, and the highest pay in the industry. The sacrifices you’ve made every time you strapped on a FedEx jet and delivered the Purple Promise deserve no less than the best. There is no excuse for having to settle for less.

The ELECTION ballot is now open. I want to urge EVERY pilot in Council 22 to vote. 15% of our members participated in the nominations – we need to aim for 100% participation in the election. Demonstrate to FedEx and the MEC that we are wide awake and paying attention. Please, don’t procrastinate or postpone voting. It takes less than 60 seconds. Do it NOW while you have this link at your fingertips:

www.alpa.org/votenet

There are 2 listed candidates for each Seniority Block in our Council, and every member of the council should vote for 1 candidate in each Block. If you can’t recall your ALPA Member Number or Password, you can Recover your Member Number and/or Reset your Password very easily here: ALPA Login Help

Your vote counts! Thank you for doing your part.

In Solidarity,

Tony

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Originally Posted by USMCFDX (Post 3519424)

Politician thru and thru and part of the leadership that has helped bring us some of the worst LOAs and contacts here at FedEx. Wes please post how much of your schedule was bought by ALPA.

Considering that EVPs meet every two months, you can assume he has a week paid every two months.

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Originally Posted by FXLAX (Post 3519955)

Considering that EVPs meet every two months, you can assume he has a week paid every two months.

Who said he was only getting paid by ALPA for EVP meetings. If you are in LEC 22, you would know that he said he has been in every meeting regarding negotiations as well as other meetings. Take a look at his calendar and see how much he flies the line. Look at his monthly bid award and what he actually does. It might open your eyes.

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Originally Posted by FXLAX (Post 3519955)

Considering that EVPs meet every two months, you can assume he has a week paid every two months.

I don't think Wes was sucking up the FPL - no history of that. He is absolutely 100% a politician and has always had his sights on higher. Not sure what value he's ever really brought to Fedex pilots. And as Cutler said above, he didn't have the backing of the 9 current MEC members that endorsed him for block 2 to vote for him to continue as EVP so I think you can definitely say they did not think he did a good job as EVP (Secord has never done EVP before so it's really a referendum on Wes at that point). Seems pretty clear. They don't value Wes - they just don't want tony.