The NC is NOT in an untenable position. The "petition" is a popularity poll. Are you in favor of 100% retro? You bet! I'm also in favor of wheel barrows full of cash and morally questionable super models. Let's start a petition for that too! Audi can write resolutions until he is blue in the face, but if the mec doesn't support it they don't have to. AGAIN, the only leverage you have over an mec member is threat of recall. Period. You can't make them vote a certain way. You can force an agenda item but the vote is up to them.

As far as the dfw lec, the money required is a drop in the bucket. I doubt the EB would approve a new lec, even with mec recommendation until a new cba is signed in order to maintain mec stability.