Love,
Now you are a fan of the LECP? You are all over the map! She is just covering her a** since she found out about the recall. It's a panicked, knee- jerk response. What would you do if you were being recalled? 🙄
Quoting Pitbull:
When is the last time you sent a local E-line to your members?? Go look. The only one writing is the appointed reserve chair that you now want to get rid of. How about letting your members know what's being discussed with the transition agreement and what you as a local president is looking for?
I think if the members talk to these other officers, they'll get an entirely different view.
Exactly! I don't understand where lovethesun and others got the idea that the RSV chair was sitting around in a swivel chair, relaxing at AFA70 and collecting 105 hours or whatever plus etb doing absolutely nothing. If he is gone, it will be bad for reserves. Especially for the 165 reserves that just returned and probably appreciate having him to answer questions, interpret the contract, etc.... The LECP is in panic mode, nothing more, nothing less.
Thank you.
Just from my own experience the last two years, I would support Andy Perkins and/or Celine Deluca (f/a displaced from PIT 18 year reserve). I don't know if these folks would ever be interested in running in PHL, but they are very strong, intelligent defenders of the contract. I've seen them in action, when they speak, the MEC listens, and so does scheduling. I know I listened and acted. These folks do their homework. They don't cite problems unless they can back it up with investigation and evidence. That is how the union is able to respond....evidence of violations. Otherwise, it's not a grievance, but a gripe.
Celine was the best reserve chair PIT had, and she knows that contract inside out from reserve to lineholder. She has tenacity, articulate, committed and so focused on defending the language in the contract.
Just my opinion of up and coming leaders in the ranks who have talent and can develop skill sets very quickly. I am sure Mike F. and gang need to worry about some of these folks who are so much focused then they.
No matter who gets in office, the members NEED folks who are in the office working for the f/as daily specifically PHL which is the biggest base at U. If the company is going to sneak something in through "policy" circumventing the langugage, they do it through PHL FIRST. You have to "nip it" quickly by challenging managment immediately all the way up the ladder when indicated. If the reps are too busy trying to pick ETB trips and flying, they will miss it, and then the company has an "in" as saying its been past practice and ususally cite PHL.
This was my experience with PHL. I always had to watch what the hell the supervisors were trying to get away with, cause if it happens in PHL, unnoticed by the union, it becomes past practice provision.
The PHL Officers have to be on top of everything at ALL times, listening to what the members are reporting and investigating quickly. That's what the members pay the union to do, not to max out ETB time where they then don't have the consistent energy to do union work needed.