Never a "word of it", ehh? Somebody on the West agreed to the words that allowed them to petition for a committee... 😉
If a West Pilot were to object to the particular members of the "West Merger Committee" then i would understand, because none of them were elected by any means whatsoever. Additionally, their obligations to those they purport to represent are indeed dubious at best. Not only did the West pilots have no say in the selection of their "West Merger Committee" "Representatives" the West pilots also have absolutely no recourse should they object to anything the "representatives" allegedly do on their behalf. The West Pilots at large have no means to select or object to who represents them, and no means to suggest or alter how they are represented.
Never the less, those who sit as members of a "merger committee" (even the "West Merger Committee") are indeed subject to the contractual obligations and rights of the Protocol Agreement. Its quite silly to suggest otherwise.