Originally Posted by paladin

A disinterested majority?? Hmmm… I would submit that anyone who takes the time to examine the terms and then votes is hardly disinterested. After all, isn’t “majority rule” the concept that was being screeched when the “age 60 rule” was sent to the trash heap of history? There was no mention of a disinterested majority then. I guess for some, conflating the argument for “majority rule” when deciding on a compensation package that a majority may see as fair and reasonable and denying someone the opportunity to earn a livelihood that is based solely on an arbitrary construct can be confusing.

The Rep’s were elected by a majority rule and again there was no mention of anyone being disinterested. Why all of a sudden would the majority become disinterested during such a crucial time? You may believe that pressure should be placed on the respective MEC's to reject the TA and send it back, but what about the majority?

The negotiating committee was sent in to get the best deal they could and hopefully the MEC will put aside their personal bias and vote up or down according to how close the TA is to what they think the rank and file want. The mods should be congratulated for shutting down the thread because to debate something that is based on “leaked out info” that may have some truth and is not in its final and concrete form is purely conjecture and speculation. Let’s see what the deal is before there is debate and a vote taken. There will be plenty of time to debate the pros and cons.