Absolutely not! That's why I mentioned the PEA. It's a failure on many grounds including that it externally references another document that could be changed at any point.

My point in bringing all of this up is that we should ensure any contract proposal does not include external references or leave any condition unaddressed. As I have said before, the contract needs to include language that excludes us from mandatory compliance unless it has been specifically authorized by an 85% majority vote or greater. It must also allow for denial of any new policy without negative repercussion or passive aggressive retribution such as losing your commuter privileges.

In other words, unless it's specifically described in the contract, then it doesn't exist to us. That way, when they start requiring pass riders to clean the toilet, they will not have the authority to stealth modify our contract.


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