I fully understand why the company wanted the changes.

Some of the yes voters like to say what was the big deal, access to records is already in the contract. That is a partially true statement. Yes it is there, but no they can't use it as a way to combat sick leave abuse. I'm simply pointing out the difference. Though it is present in the current contract, it's inclusion in the TA represented a large change. Don't blow it off and tell me it's no big deal cause it's already there.

That said I do think there is a sick leave abuse problem, one that has to be addressed. I didn't like the solution that was in the TA, but I fully expect it to be addressed one way or another in any future TA.