Originally Posted by
Commando
Now we will have to give something to keep the Flat Dollar.
True. You'll have to give two things: keep showing up to work, and keep paying dues to the IPA.
If the next TA doesn't have a retirement section you find acceptable, simply vote 'no'.
Please guard against the reaction that negotiation, even with the Brown 800-lb gorilla, is a zero-sum (or worse!) game. I find it in myself from time to time as well, unfortunately.