You are going at it from the wrong side. Every single person (you included) are able to negotiate. AFA has chosen to submit in a pathetic manner (my opinion).
Amazing you feel the need to lie. The grievances have been stacking up for months. The ball has been dropped from the MEC. Your buddy is at the root of the problem.
I agree, and your target should be the president. The fact that you think she "unseated you" may or may not play in this.
TG presented you with a "simple" solution, which you chose to ignore. She is driven by honest ethics and when you refused to inform the MEC of your "deal", she was bound by honesty to inform the MEC. Nothing more, nothing less. You could have been less arrogant and conformed and I expect, the MEC would have passed. Instead, you chose to make an issue of it. Jeez, don't blame someone else for your arrogance.
I would disagree. One rep. , in spite of her "boss", got the idiot manager fired. TG's only mistake is trying to work with the idiot attorneys and all at AFA, IMHO. IMHO, she should consign them to the short bus to the nearest cliff.
Uh, Sharky, that's not how that issue with Teddy went. Most members of the MEC knew of Jerry's intent (not written and Laura was new to the MEC) and it was not accepted regardless of your spin and Terry's. Teddy resigned because of Laura and Mike who wanted her seat and pressured her resignation the entire weekend, and Terry wanted whatever Laura wanted. Terry is about Terry and about "big drama". She was given that letter by someone in senior level management. She would not furnish to the MEC her source but its suspected it was Sherry Hendry VP who was pretty close to your girl. Total set up. The senior management who furnished that letter to TG wanted Teddy out quickly, because the NEW management thought she had too much control and influence for their liking. Teddy sent a letter to the entire membership (you must have missed that) and resigned knowing that Council 70 leadership will run a muck. Those two cared more about the negotiations with AWA PHX base for their PSA buddies than any other focus at the time. Teddy was in the midst of negotiating with labor relations a reduction in dependability level "time line" (the last thing on her plate she wanted to accomplish before she existed)...and guess what...the entire MEC missed that moment of opportunity. Hence, the dependability levels remain the same today, which increases the grievances and terminations in all bases...
With regard to the MEC Grievance Chair..and AFA legal...I'm way ahead of you on that issue. No friends of mine. This is a prime example of putting someone in position with no education; just years of service to credit. I find it most amazing that the folks that are the least threatening to AFA get these types of positions. Simply amazing. Its like you just plain vote stupid, best buddy, and you win. That's the biggest mistake AFA at U makes on the MEC level that I've witnessed. Someone may devote their time, volunteer alot, establish friendship...think they can run for the seat, and they win with the MEC knowing full well the individual has major limitations (but, they don't want to make enemies, make waves, and hurt their feelings with the risk of alienation)..case in point more often than not.
Guess what, that Chair stays under the "radar" more than anyone else in the entire MEC. Never shows for work in PIT...I mean never. And won't retire until her chair seat expires and doesn't get reelected. She has a bigger budget than the entire MEC and pays others to go into the MEC office to cover for her.
I don't suspect she will get reelected as Chair, and you will see her take a quick retirement.
With regard to Terry's alleged integrity, Laura has a different version. Tell her to furnish her pay hours for the past 12 months, days in the office and post her schedule. With regard to the International lines of flying and her taking those trips dumping it to ETB and her friends being alerted so they can be the first to pick them up, its between her word against those who picked up those trips and told someone else inadvertently.
Union integrity, indeed.
