I understand the satisfaction associated with progression, but please don't sugar coat the fact we've been at this for nearly 2 years in the best negotiating environment..... The lost wages & compounding income potential of said wages hurts. BIG TIME. Yuuuuuge. We need to keep the keep the pressure up on both the company & the negotiating committee with what we expect.

Edit: second reading of your post could be interpreted as just news reporting.... I don't know the intent of your post...