SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
LOL; so as thanks you voted to have them give more!
You need to check your facts. I voted AGAINST changing the 401k duesability policy. The vote on the Executive Council was 9-4, and I was one of the 4. After it got through the Council, it went to the Executive Board, where the vote was 18-17, I believe. I don't have a vote there, but our MEC Chairman voted AGAINST it, on my recommendation. When it got to the BOD this past week, I spoke out AGAINST it. My exact words when asked about it in our election caucus were "I am staunchly OPPOSED to duesing 401k contributions."
But you know what? Sometimes the politics don't go your way. It became clear that a strong majority of the delegates favored changing the policy. That's because a majority of the union already pays dues in this way and always has, and they felt it was unfair that others were not (again, I disagreed, but that was their opinion). With a strong enough majority already in place to ratify the original proposal, there were two options: (a) refuse to budge an inch and the original proposal would ratify, or; (b) try to strike up a compromise that was better than the original proposal, even though it would still be far from perfect. I'm a pragmatist, so I chose option "b." With the hard work of many people (including Jetcareers' own amorris), a compromise was reached that was less onerous than the original proposal.
Tell it like it is.
I do tell it like it is. But "like it is" isn't like you perceive it to be. I didn't hear a single mainline pilot speak anything even remotely similar to what you stated in regards to regional or other non-mainline pilots. Sure, there are plenty of pilots who feel that way. But you don't find many of them in union positions. Such scumbags usually don't have the political acumen to get themselves elected.