I don't think anyone said they didn't have the money, it sounded more like they didn't want to spend it. But, that's neither here nor there. Your point is valid. Trying to somehow lay the blame of this Unions spending on 1 NEB member is laughable.
I actually had a corporate job before this. And you’d go to these conferences and vendors would pay for all this stuff. It sounds like NATCA is trying to recreate this experience except the members are paying for it. I don’t think it’s appropriate for a public employee union.
Thats basically CFS to me. Except the sponsors are paying for the happy hour after each day's session, and that's about it. The Convention stuff is different, as it's our Unions business, which shouldn't be beholden to outside influences.
Really??? That's super interesting. If that is true, it isn't "spin". It's blatant lies.
Some guy at waco o shouldn’t be paying for some cobvention guys steak tho
I disagree. CFS is a good event. There is room for improvement, no doubt. Improving it is much better than getting rid of it.
It would be nice if they found a way to get more people to go. Especially trainees
I agree with the 1st part.
There are elements that are good. But I don't need a motivational speech from an armless private pilot. Or the opinions of out of touch FAA leadership. The corporate sponsor boothes are probably the most interesting part now. Gordon Graham (sp?) was good.
Yeah he was worth listening to
There are people in the SW region now saying they weren’t even invited to this event. So the convention committee bussed everyone else away randomly rented out a yacht where Nick and Jamaal just happened to announce their candidacy and not everyone in the region was invited. Sounds like a pretty shitty convention committee or maybeeee nick and jamaal were involved.
Who is saying they weren't invited to the 3 region regional dinner that all of the members of those regions were supposed to attend?
Pretty stupid thing to say since all of the attendees got an agenda that had all of the regional dinner sites and times listed on it. Sounds like the people you are talking to are morons.
Idk why you are defending this insane behavior so hard. Multi hundred dollar dinners a union meeting? Tf.
It's bad optics no matter how you spin it. This is probably going to be the most contested election and more line members actually give a shit as to how dues are being spent instead of business as usual.
This is what full service catering/restaurant rental looks like in South Florida. Sorry not everyone was sitting out by a fire eating beanie weenies.
These comments are out of touch with reality. How about instead of doing the convention in south Florida, maybe have the convention somewhere less expensive. Crazy idea I know. Filet Mignon just tastes better on a yacht in Miami than it does in Des Moines! Fuck it, why not just go to Hawaii next year? OH WAIT
The reality is the convention body votes on the location of the conventions, not the leadership. Next one is in San Francisco, and then Chicago. Can't wait for the incoming President to make the delegates sleep in cardboard boxes like the rest of the citizens of SF.
No 200 dollar dinners aren’t normal in south Florida. If that’s the case then don’t have the convention there.
Or the guy from Waco could have took his dumbass to the convention and got on the yacht
