Because the East agreed to using Nic. The East aggred to binding Arbitration. The East was advised not to go this route. The East was advised, work it out on your own terms not Nic. The East was advised "you are not going to like the Nic Award".
Why is it fair the East made thier own choices, agreed to the rules and then tries to change the rules? How is that fair?
I agree this is a lame thread, started by someone who's literacy is in question.
Ahem.....having said that, I really like what you wrote here, Rez, because it capsulizes exactly why there's an election in progress. You're correct, the East did do all that stupid stuff, and there were plenty of pilots trying to get the MEC's head out of its a$$, but to no avail.
Witness the fear and misinformation campaign that ALPA is on right now. I get five e-mails every day from them full of outright lies and shameless spin. You just can't fix stupid, at least not before tremendous damage is done here, and that's why there's an election taking place. Simple, eh?
I know.....somehow we should try to fix ALPA from within, etc. Sadly, there's no time. The East MEC, LEC's, and committee persons have run completely afoul and must be replaced in total. On this property, ALPA and its structure doesn't work! This has been pr oven now, over and over and over.
An honest question for you, Rez: your profile says you're "Fixing ALPA!" I'm wondering, what are you doing to fix it? Do you think your 5300+ posts here on FI.com are helping?