Well DUH....the way it's set up now, you are correct( are you trying to be flippant?)(sometimes intent and tone is hard to decipher in text) So something comes up for a vote ala TA1......nothing has been negotiated re retro and I'm due to retire in 1 year......what do you think I'm gonna do?......

Is that even reasonable? If you think it is, please explain. Tommorow, I'll see if I can find the verbiage SWA put out prior to their last contract vote detailing all the in's and out's of what I considered to be reasonable 3 years ago......

It's good to know the rules of the game before I have to play(vote). It's not like management isn't gonna figure it out before the final TA and we then pull a quick one over on them getting retro unbeknownst to them.

This is assuming we go past the amendable date. If it's prior to the amendable date you can expect the vast majority will be yes voters if within a couple of years of retirement.....so assume 1000 near retirement voters all being YES no matter how bad the scope/RR/reserve/DC/sick etc is........that can certainly tip a vote due to self preservation

What's the secret?? Additionally, it may need to be set out up front so that the proper pressure can/can't be put on reps if things are dragging on