I think that if you've decided to vote this down, obviously, it's troublesome that it's out for a MEMRAT, because it has a real chance of passing.

But if the standard for reaching a TA is meeting all requirements in the survey, you'd never see a TA. The survey, as far I can tell, helps rank priorities. For us. We're not polling management.

Then our priorities (payrates, payrates, and payrates according to the road show, and most communications we get on the topic) collide with theirs (PS, Sick "abuse", and 23.G.5, according to my notes).

The result, well, everyone gets to judge the result for themselves. Hence the monkey balls comment, which is as valid as any other, and funny besides, but not proof we shouldn't get to decide for ourselves.

The vote will validate the TA, IMO. If it passes, it'll show it would have been wrong to withold it. If it fails, it will show a misread of the group, and/or the negotiating picture. In that case, I believe the group will prove you right.