It's negotiations! The negotiating committee can't dictate to the company what is acceptable - they present what we are asking for. The final result is usually somewhere in between.

The company's job is to make 50% + 1 of us happy!

Our negotiating committee is there to try and keep 100% of us happy!

If we as a group vote down what was agreed to between the comany and our negotiating committee does not mean the negotiating committee was out of touch, it only means that the company under estimated what we would accept!

If the TA fails it means the company failed not our negotiating committee.

My Negotiating Committee Speaks for ME is still valid. A failed TA means the company wasn't listening!