I didn’t think we were speaking professionally to anyone on BC, but if you’re inferring when one is speaking to a BA professionally that official has some type of agenda one must be wary of, you need to expand that topic. I’ve never sensed a false agenda when speaking with my BA.I apologize for the "tangent" as I wasn't looking to join in on the pension discussion that was in progress, but again, it wasn't an attack as much as it was an observation.
My point was, that while we have no standing to know who we are talking to personally, we should consider who we are speaking to professionally.
While knowing definitively is virtually impossible for either, small clues lead to the probability of the latter and their corresponding agendas.
I think there are 3 or 4 elected IBT officials who routinely surf these threads, posting desperately trying to "sell their wares".
I'm not going to go through and quote posts where Chuck gave us the impression he was a driver, but he did.
I agree ITG, it is odd how some folks operate.
As to IBT officials posting on BC, one wonders if you’re speaking from personal experience possibly from inside knowledge of officials from your local who frequent social media outlets.
Any chance you could name those other 3 or 4 IBT officials, so we aren’t inadvertently influenced by those misleading desperados?
I do know a few agents from my local who indeed occasionally visit BC, but none of them “post desperately trying to sell their wares.” If anything they continue working after hours servicing members by providing accurate information rebutting the baseless conjecture so prevalent here.
The “posting desperately” crowd is the unelected group based in Detroit, not the elected guys from DC.
Finally Bubble, I agree, I also had assumed Upschuck was a driver, mostly because he was a driver. I hope he’s a steward and wish he, along with you, were IBT officials. There is always room for improvement.