This is not about age 60. This is about the company offering a sub standard package and getting STV as a crutch in case no one will bid it. STV is a give back on almost every section of the contract.
This is about
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"In a few cases, the questions have made both sides go back and rethink areas that were never discussed or have implications never considered ."
To me this is an admission that the company and the negotiation commitee jumped to soon and are trying to force a solution without appropriate cost analysis or legal advice.
As far as your third point. This negotiating commitee has lost all credibility to negotiate for the membership. The only hope for passage is a huge percentage of uninterested voters and voters scared by threats from the MEC and the company.
PS Carlos, I recommend logging out of your computer when JL is in the room.