Mesa MEC Helps Screw over Express Jet Pilots??

[skootertrash]

Does anyone at Mesa know why your MEC Chairman is helping the recalled XJT MEC Chairman try to get away with taking something from the ExpressJet Pilots. Is he even supposed to do this while he's working for you guys or is it something you all asked him to do to screw over ExpressJet pilots:

At the special MEC meeting in December, the MEC unanimously elected to pursue allegations of possible misconduct on the part of former MEC Chairman Chris Belcastro while he was being compensated by member pilots' dues money following his recall. To date, we have been unable to reach a resolution to these allegations. Under Article VIII of the Constitution and By-Laws, which outlines a dispute process, the ALPA Hearing Board has accepted jurisdiction over the charges brought against Capt. Belcastro by the ExpressJet MEC. Capt. Belcastro has elected to have the Mesa Air Group MEC chairman represent him during settlement discussions and at the Hearing Board. We will continue to make every attempt to reach a settlement and make our members whole, but in the event that isn't possible, a tribunal before the Hearing Board is scheduled for Feb. 15 at the XJT ALPA office in Houston.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Better call Saul!

 

[COOPERVANE]

The more important question is.............

Is this gonna affect the mini indi?????

 

[flyboyzii]

Better call Saul!

Ha. Post of the day.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

Mesa sucks!

 

[PCL_128]

What exactly is he accused of taking from the ExpressJet pilots?

 

[rjacobs]

What exactly is he accused of taking from the ExpressJet pilots?

From what I gather is that he was recalled by the MEC, yet for several weeks(or some period of time) he was still using union trip drop to get out of working and getting paid. I think we are just trying to recover that money.

 

[jetfueljunkey]

pinnacle sucks more!

Mesa sucks!

 

[BOX OFFICE]

From what I gather is that he was recalled by the MEC, yet for several weeks(or some period of time) he was still using union trip drop to get out of working and getting paid. I think we are just trying to recover that money.

PCL_128 is an ALPA EVP. He knows exactly what this is all about, he was baiting you. Do you really think ALPA isn't going to back up one of their members of the big boys club?

 

[DHPFLYN]

From what I gather is that he was recalled by the MEC, yet for several weeks(or some period of time) he was still using union trip drop to get out of working and getting paid. I think we are just trying to recover that money.

Ya like they got all the money back from another MEC chair.

 

[rjacobs]

Ya like they got all the money back from another MEC chair.

I am not trying to defend either guy, but its two very different situations IMO.

The way I remember it being explained to me about the 1st guy that, while he was not being paid correctly according to other examples(i.e. charter captain), how he did get paid was signed off by the sec/tres and the rest of the MEC approved, which after the fact turned out to be a bull ******************** way to pay the guy and NOT in line with how he should have gotten paid. That is why he wasnt required to repay the money. That is if I remember how it was explained to me. If I am mistaken somebody please correct me.

This most recent example, and if what little has been publicly said about it is true, the guy did what he is being accused of AFTER he was recalled.

ALPA national is going down 2 separate paths with these with this one, I believe, being much more serious than the 1st. I believe the 1st we had a liaison from national(a fedex guy if I recall) who came in and audited everything and figured out what was up(not that we didnt already know). This one seems to be to be much more serious.

 

[FightingIrish]

Maybe instead of attacking the ASA MEC, the XJT MEC should spend more time making sure their MEC Chairmen aren't stealing from the pilots. At least our officers aren't stealing.

 

[rjacobs]

At least our officers aren't stealing.

That you know of

 

[IBNAV8R]

. . . because everything that happens to Exjet is someone else's fault.

 

[Nevets]

Maybe instead of attacking the ASA MEC, the XJT MEC should spend more time making sure their MEC Chairmen aren't stealing from the pilots. At least our officers aren't stealing.

Maybe instead of being obtuse the ASA MEC should lift their flight line or no merger ultimatum so that we don't get whipsawed by management?

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Maybe the XJET MEC shouldn't have assumed they were more savvy than the group with years of experience with PBS.

 

[79%N1]

Maybe instead of being obtuse the ASA MEC should lift their flight line or no merger ultimatum so that we don't get whipsawed by management?

How is it ANY different than your old No PBS or no merger ultimatum, or your current no flightline or no merger ultimatum???? How can you villify one side when you are taking the same stand?

 

[Freebrd]

At least our officers aren't stealing.

PD comes to mind, just saying

 

[Nevets]

How is it ANY different than your old No PBS or no merger ultimatum, or your current no flightline or no merger ultimatum???? How can you villify one side when you are taking the same stand?

There was never a no PBS ultimatum from our NC or our MEC. Don't get pilots on the pipe confused with the MEC. And, if your MEC was being truthful and honest with you, you would no that our MEC doesn't have a no flight line or no merger ultimatum either. In fact, if they were truthful to you, they would have also mentioned in their emails that our MEC offered possible solutions to their ultimatum that didn't have predetermined outcome such as parallel bidding, super committees, and even third party neutral arbitration. Every one of those has been met by an excuse from your MEC. THAT is why I vilify one side.

 

[SAABaroowski]

I love these types of threads . I am certainly sad to leave as F/O Rep after 5.5 years, but I will not miss the ALPA politics one bit.

Also, it's not the MESA MEC, it's one individual on the MESA MEC