while I agree, and completely understand the process, your argument is void of the nature of humans who gain power over others. Few resist the urge to grab for more. Those that are honorable and do the right things are usually, sadly ran out on a rail. Inevitably your MEC, LEC, negotiating comittees will eventually give up transparency cleverly explaining away why they have to remove transparency, express why you are not informed enough, trained enough, or smart enough to make decisions. Then they will float a substandard TA your direction and claim its the best they can get due largely to the difficult management decisions that require more money to execute, while demanding more productivity from you. While i hope this wont be your experience if I were you I'd print this prediction out to see how close to reality it becomes. Surprisingly I'm an optimist, but having watched 4 years + of ALPA excuses and insanity I have yet to be inspired, except for known crew member.