Originally Posted by MaydayMark

We haven't yet seen this new document so it's difficult to speak about but ...

I'm generally in the ""put it in the new CBA" camp ... (as it might expedite negotiations if the company wants it bad enough!)

That said, it seems this "could" be good news. A vastly improved FDA LOA that addresses many of the issues we've raised on this forum might be a good thing for all of us. Also negotiating a new FDA LOA outside of contract negotiations could get us improvements that we don't have to "pay" for with other CBA section "give backs." I think I'm OK with the idea of a GOOD FDA LOA outside of negotiations (emphasis on GOOD).

We pay the MEC well to represent our interests and "sometimes" they have more information than we do. I say lets let them do their job, see what they bring us, make up our own minds and THEN act accordingly. I know I won't fall for the, "It's the best we are going to get so we should vote for it" advise from the MEC again (just for the record, I didn't fall for it last time).