While I understand you to be correct in saying that the C2012 TA did not meet the direction of the MEC, I must disagree with the assertion that they did not follow the survey. As I understand it, the survey was broken into three sections -- demographics, specifics, and priorities.

In the specifics section, we provided our input on various aspects of the contract in isolation -- what should our pay rates be, how much vacation should we get, etc. In the priorities section, we then ranked each of those specific issues as to their importance relative to each other.

It has been explained to me that the priorities section is used to determine where to place emphasis in the event that not all of our specific desires can be met. At the C2012 roadshow, the NC stated that, while they were unable to achieve all of our specific desires, e.g., pay, they did closely follow our desired priorities in determining where to "cut back."