Airline Pilot Central Forums - EGL MEC corruption (Update)

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April 2, 2013

Fellow DFW pilots:

On March 8, I appealed to you for assistance regarding the fraudulent use of your dues money. The issue was regarding a pattern of abuse that was highlighted in an expense by the MEC Chairman for a group meal on August 3, 2012, for $2085.54. My characterization of that expense has been described by the chairman and vice chairman as misrepresenting the facts and full of deceit. They have also publicly accused me of having difficulty telling the truth.

I asked the MEC leadership to provide three things to put this issue to rest:

· Show that the MEC chairman did not expense any group meals that were in violation of the MEC policy regarding alcohol expenditures.

· Show that the MEC vice chairman has not approved any expense that he knew violated that same policy.

· Have the MEC chairman or vice chairman provide a detailed receipt for the group meal expensed on August 3, 2012, for $2085.54 to back up their statement.

No attempt was made by either the chairman or vice chairman to answer these three simple questions.

I verified through ALPA Finance that this expense report was submitted by the MEC chairman on August 9, 2012, at 11:20 a.m. One minute later, at 11:21 a.m., the vice chairman logged into the system to review and approve the expense report.

I have also managed to obtain a copy of the receipt that details those items purchased at the meal. A total of $674.95 was spent on alcoholic beverages. I have attached a copy of the receipt for your consideration.

My goal in putting this issue before you is an attempt to stop the abuse and hold those who are responsible accountable for their actions. The accountability needs to be applied to anyone who has violated MEC policy and the pilots trust. Sadly, this expense is only one of many. There are pages and pages of similar expenses submitted by the chairman, vice chairman, and several committee members.

The alcohol policy is not intended to prevent any member from consuming alcohol. A member can drink as much as he or she wants, just not at your expense.

In a response to a letter from ALPA National demanding that he explain another expense that was in violation of MEC policy or repay it, the chairman suggested that the MEC may decide that the expense was appropriate and requested that the matter be put off until after the meeting in May. I do not believe that this issue can wait until May to be resolved. It is imperative that we address these integrity issues with our leadership before we are able to effectively move forward with AQP, PBS, and merger negotiations.

Please direct your comments to Val and myself. We appreciate your input.

KXXXy Pxxxl, Vice Chairman

EGL Council 83

Air Line Pilots Association, International

and here is the detailed receipt....

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