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Originally Posted by EWRflyr
Sorry, but this is a weak argument and easy scapegoat. The NC works FOR the MEC. The MEC gives direction to the NC on what they want done at the negotiating table. The NC brings back to the MEC the company proposals for further direction or the jigsaw piece that will solve the issue based on the MECs prior direction. IF a TA gets out to the pilots it’s with the backing of the majority of the MEC who are satisfied that the NC did the job they were directed to do by the MEC. Looking for someone to blame if there is a “no” vote as you describe? Look no further than the elected reps. I for one will never blame the NC for the product the MEC has final approval over for membership ratification. It’s obvious that there are those around the table who are unwilling or too scared to own this decision which is their responsibility as elected representatives of the pilots. Don’t fall for the trap of not holding your reps accountable and scapegoating the NC as some of them would love to see the pilot group do. Nope. The buck stops with them not the NC.
owning a vote is an important thing. You own the outcome.
Have we forgotten the critical votes of Norm Gustitus and Dan Sebastianelli at CAL? Major screw up! And, we owe PBS to them.
They were elected on a special election to fill the roles of recalled reps from IAH, Stone and Shoemaker.
These two clowns actually voted YES to implement PBS even though we had no understanding of it and it was brought about by a contract vote with section 25 (the scheduling section) missing. That vote should have either not occurred, or the pilots should have been allowed to read it and vote on it. shame on them!
Absolutely insane for an MEC to vote on something like that. It wasn't what the pilots wanted and it got implemented anyway. It wasn't what we were expecting, but we got screwed with it. A 750 million dollar concession turned into a 1.4 billion dollar give back and now that legacy lives on today in the UAL contract.
Lesson: know what the character is of the people you send to the MEC. Company stooges and scab sympathizers will always put management's wants above the pilots needs.
That section is the most important section in the contract. It has major implications on our pay. Why couldn't the pilots vote on that? I mean we voted on a "BLANK" section 25. That should infer we should at some point be allowed to vote on section 25 when it's ready to be reviewed. It's like Nancy Pelosi saying "pass it first, and read it later" regarding the Affordable Care act (Obama-care).
We need to be alert for screw-jobs like these. Anyone playing hide the salami with the scope section will have hell to pay. They will own their vote, and their names will be written in the book of honor, or the book of shame. Sebastianelli and Gustitus are in the later and not the former.