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Originally Posted by Dave Behnke
So I'm curious, was it the entire previous MEC who directed the Dear Leader to counter the will of the crewforce and support Age 65?
Yes. Their letter to the membership, signed by each Block Representative, has been mentioned and discussed many, many times here on APC throughout the course of the past ... what is it now ... 8 years.
They did not support a change to the Regulated Age, they agreed to DROP OPPOSITION to the change, PROVIDED that certain conditions were met. The conditions were met, and we dropped our opposition.
(Only a third of FedEx pilots who responded to Prater's Blue Ribbon Panel poll wanted to oppose the change even if change was inevitable. The percentage for ALPA pilots together was about the same.)
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Originally Posted by Dave Behnke
Also, I know of at least one previous Committee Chair who was "fired" by the Dear Leader absent any consultation with the MEC. Unless you're simply speaking hypothetically, then it's fine.
Nothing hypothetical at all. You may notice my deliberate insertion of the word "indirectly", separated by commas, into the sentence describing the relationship between Committee Chairmen and the MEC.
"Committee Chairmen work for the MEC, indirectly, not the other way around."
Since the entire MEC cannot be in continuous session to oversee the day-to-day affairs of the MEC, they elect officers and charge them with those responsibilities. It is the MEC Chairman who speaks and acts on behalf of the MEC to conduct the daily business, which includes oversight of the MEC Committees. If a Committee Chairman refuses to conduct himself in harmony with the goals and direction of the MEC, it is the MEC Chairman's responsibility, and it is certainly within his authority, to fire said MEC Committee Chairman.
It makes one wonder why the MEC had to meet and do the dirty work in this instance. It would imply that the MEC Chairman wasn't doing his job.
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