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07-28-2014 | 05:03 AM
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Single issue meaning something like your desired in the original post - "It seems to me that if there is a way to do something like this, it should not only be considered, but put out for a pilot vote once we know the details."
Is you old airline CAL?
07-28-2014 | 05:08 AM
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Every airline and every MEC does a few things differently...and I'm still learning the ropes here.
07-28-2014 | 05:14 AM
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I've only been at UA a year (which I have made clear elsewhere already), so I can't speak to that. And no, the old airline was not CAL. I was simply explaining the difference between the two.
Every airline and every MEC does a few things differently...and I'm still learning the ropes here.
Every airline and every MEC does a few things differently...and I'm still learning the ropes here.
and the loop continues...........
07-28-2014 | 10:48 AM
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07-28-2014 | 11:53 AM
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The only one I could close to was the vote for furloughed pilots insurance assessment. They could not impose the assessment and I think it needed a special pilot vote because it wasn't in the contract.
Guess a Strike Vote would be another.
07-28-2014 | 01:46 PM
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I am noticing a trend here. Many seem to think the form of government we have with ALPA is a democracy where everything has to be voted upon. Well in reality we have a representative form of government. What this means is we empower our associated council reps to act on our behalf. This also means, outside of required membership ratification issues, they can vote on a subject in a manner which may seem against our desires because they have "better" and more "valid" information from which to decide with.
Of course many pilots want control over the minutia and forget this.
Of course many pilots want control over the minutia and forget this.
07-28-2014 | 01:56 PM
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I am noticing a trend here. Many seem to think the form of government we have with ALPA is a democracy where everything has to be voted upon. Well in reality we have a representative form of government. What this means is we empower our associated council reps to act on our behalf. This also means, outside of required membership ratification issues, they can vote on a subject in a manner which may seem against our desires because they have "better" and more "valid" information from which to decide with.
Of course many pilots want control over the minutia and forget this.
Of course many pilots want control over the minutia and forget this.
^^^^^^^ Well said ^^^^^^^^
07-28-2014 | 03:07 PM
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The standard for whether to send something out for membership ratification is in the flow chart on page 133 of the MEC policy manual and it states, 'Does the TA substantially wages, working conditions?'
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