As I mentioned before, the WJ pilots have not been served well by their MEC and other members in key positions of ALPA.
The Chairman of the MEC, the YVR LEC Chairman and the YVR LEC Secretary,
all the three members of the Negotiating Committee, the Chair of the Strike Preparedness Committee, and indeed the Chair of the Flight Safety Committee all share a similar pedigree. They all appear
here. Pause the video as soon as the link opens. I might be missing a person or two, so if I've left you out by mistake, drop me a note and I'll amend the above list.
These people were all members of the WPPA, the defunct union that had a short lived life but a very caustic relationship with WestJet that included, among other things, the WPPA filing two separate Unfair Labour Practice complaints against WJ.
These people quickly ended up in key positions within the ALPA structure and I would suggest that their history with the WPPA should have made these people ineligible for office at ALPA. But, less than 25% of ALPA members voted in the LEC elections, so I guess, people get the union they deserve.
Some of the above have been agitating for far too long for a union at WJ and I suggest they must be itching to use the WMD's in their possession.
I am told it is possible to go to the ALPA website and change your vote. Perhaps forcing ALPA to go back to the table and continue talks would be in everyone's best interest at this point.
Good luck in your life choices.