All sections are open until we have an agreement in principle.
all that means is that until last Wednesday, company could have reopened the TA sections. But I've never heard of that actually happening.
still, if the $$ levels were unacceptable to us, mgt could have offered more $$ but reopened the work rules.
many, many things are trade offs in a contract. focusing on one aspect can blind you to other positive or negative aspects.
need to keep the scan going, read it yourself, and make up,your own mind
and Dow down huge has an impact on the A plan as well. the dot com boom combined with unrealistic investment returns took down many pensions, even after legislation was passed in an effort to save them