To be clear, there are no talks to trade gateway for retirement! There is some talks to adjust the gateway, in terms of the backup flight requirements.
If anything is negotiated by the ExCo, that changes pay or QOL for the majority of the crewmembers, it will be voted on, plain and simple. Now, lets say the company comes to the union and offers something for nothing, then there is no need for a vote.
This rumor was started by a guy that was unhappy with some things that went on two weeks ago. He is putting a slate together to run against the current group. As I said earlier, campaigning BS! Nuff said, back to the hiring thread!