tomgoodman

The museum also includes the excellent Hayden Planetarium, directed by Dr. Neil Tyson:

Home | Hayden Planetarium

buzzpat

Lets go Falcons! Hanging with Michigan at the half.

shiznit

Hyperbole?

You be the judge.......

buzzpat

PIREP:

I gotta hand it to the Hotel Committee, nice new hotel in Minny.

scambo1

Didn't Alabama eradicate the hyperbole weevil?

Way to go Clem(p)son. 61 yd field goal.

slowplay

We covered this back when you'd pledged allegiance to DPA...

I provided an example of a dysfunctional union structure, and that is APA. They have member election of their national officers and domicile election of their Locals which make up the APA Board of Directors. As such, the National Officers have a very limited check/balance with their Board.

When Lloyd Hill was elected APA president he was pushing for a 52% payraise. His opponent wanted 35%. The election became over who could pander the most. APA pilots elected Hill and they got nothing. The APA Board had limited power to correct Hill's direction because he was popularly elected. They have had a history of National/Board dysfunction due to this structure.

Our structure is different. The MEC Chair works for the MEC (the elected LEC officers). He is wholly accountable to them, so he has to keep at a minimum both a senatorial and roll call majority of the group "pleased" with his performance. His "power" is that of chief executive of the MEC; iow he executes the collective will of the body. The MEC is ultimately responsible and accountable for his performance.

I'm sure you'll point to the US Government as an example of popular election, but in my view that's wholly different. First, I don't think anybody would say the current dysfunction between Congress and the Executive Branch is the optimum way to do the monetary/business portion of the people's business. Also, the US Government is responsible for substantially all the people's business. As such, they can print money, enter into contracts, make war, etc. The scope of our contract and MEC Chairman is far less.

You've opined on the election of the MEC Chair. I believe it to be a bad move and have shown some concrete examples. Why do you think it's a good move?

Timbo

You mean have a "Popular Vote" vs. a "Reprsentational Vote"?

Let's ask President Gore what he thinks about that...

slowplay

A Jesse post without underboob? What a waste.

See my reply to FtB...

Oh, how's that popularly elected Federal Deficit doing? Partisanship and pandering a problem? The US Government is your model of business efficiency? Can you show me a business in which the shareowners elect the Board, CEO, and management team?

We're not talking about the power to make war, print money or change what is defined as "human rights." We're talking about doing the business (read economics) of the Delta pilots. Our governance structure supports that better than any of the alternatives (APA direct election/Teamster's Business agent, etc.) that I've seen.

slowplay

Outstanding question....

capncrunch

so nice to look at...



....oh you meant the other Hayden...