That is a fair point. However, the counter-argument is in MEC's case (as with REI), they are a co-op, governed by its members. If the members start to make noise about an issue (as they did in this case), responsible leadership has to consider taking action.
Nobody's happy that the good people at Bell/Giro/Camelbak/Blackburn etc may suffer through this, but if the few must suffer in the service of creating a very positive change, then the prospect of the greater good wins the argument. Jobs vs the potential to help save future lives is, for most, an easy one to sort out.
March 7, 2018, 8:15 a.m. - Pete Roggeman
That is a fair point. However, the counter-argument is in MEC's case (as with REI), they are a co-op, governed by its members. If the members start to make noise about an issue (as they did in this case), responsible leadership has to consider taking action. Nobody's happy that the good people at Bell/Giro/Camelbak/Blackburn etc may suffer through this, but if the few must suffer in the service of creating a very positive change, then the prospect of the greater good wins the argument. Jobs vs the potential to help save future lives is, for most, an easy one to sort out.