Originally Posted by Lewbronski

Truth.

Since I've been here, every TA and major issue to vote on has been accompanied by an enormous sales job from SWAPA, up to an including TA2 from last cycle. The coup de grāce on that one was our former union president essentially guaranteeing that it would pass by explaining, "I'm not telling anyone how to vote. But I'm voting yes." That's the guy who many here still lionize and who ushered in the substandard contract we now work under.

Whenever the TA comes, it will be difficult for SWAPA BOD members, exec's, and staff, many whom have put years into crafting the TA to not look upon it, at least subconsciously, as their baby. That always has and will make them defensive and touchy in response to criticism of the brain child they have birthed. It has been like that every single time regardless of how "different" SWAPA claims to be.

There always has been a ginormous wave of, "What? You don't trust SWAPA?", from the membership in response to any questioning or criticism of whatever the agreement is in question. Age 65 was like that. The -800 SL for no additional pay was like that. The SL for FAR 117 was like that. And every TA has been like that.