Support and Unite
The CC work extremely hard in their own time and unpaid to better the lot for all the members
Days off are given up to make base visits and formulate ideas and review things such as pay surveys etc and all the troops can do is bash them into the ground - no wonder anyone has the energy to stay on the council for more than 2 years. At BA some of the council members have stood for nearly 10 years but they have a supportive membership who see the benefits of supporting their CC.
If anyone thinks the CC can just wave a magic wand and resolve all the issues put yourself up for election and see the real world.
It is all about expectations - if most people really bothered to think long and hard about what is achievable realistically then we might get somewhere - however most people just expect the CC to demand X Y & Z and for it to happen - well it won't without your support!
The CC work tirelessly to foster working relationships with all parties they work with - militancy and adverserial behaviour doesn't work but things cannot be achieved overnight. The amount of ongoing issues they have to deal with is overwhelming leaving an unsatisfactory amount of time to recruit. Members can help - everyone has a responsibility which they can use everytime they fly - so instead of putting energy into CC bashing why don't you put that into recruiting new members and then we will have real power to enforce change - look at what can be achieved when you have 80-90% membership such as Virgin etc
Last edited by SHIMMY; 9th July 2005 at 20:31.