An attempt to coldly and rationally distill between all the shouting for, and mainly against, this proposal.
There are two main things I expect from my relationship with my employer:
1) Their respect for the terms and conditions set out in the contract we signed, just as they expect of me, and
2) Periodical adjustments to my remuneration to broadly keep pace with inflation.
This proposal requires us to relinquish the one bit of leverage I have ever seen us wield, and effectively hamstring the union's efficacy for a significant period of time, in exchange for
1) An objective degradation in my terms and conditions (on ARAPA) and
2) An agreement to merely discuss pay, with a 1% backstop that is significantly lower than that offered other employees, and far lower than inflation (and no, pay points are not inflation adjustments)
In a nutshell, not good enough.