I think his statement was tongue in cheek & based off comments made by one of our newer guys on the B&G.

FWIW, in case anyone missed the thread on the bar & grill (don’t blame you if you’re not checking in there), dues increases during negotiations are de rigueur here and have been an IPA feature for at least the last three contracts. This isn’t a money grab or anything nefarious. This is the EB making a (very reasonable imo) ask for additional resources from the membership. There are plenty of things to critique the EB on, but this ain’t one of them. Give ‘em the support they ask for until you’re presented with a TA. At that point you can decide whether an acceptable agreement was negotiated & vote accordingly.