NSF,
Who are you trying to convince, yourself or others? If it is the latter most can make up their own minds and have already done so. The vote will be close because it appears to be just a redistribution of the same pot. Once again some win, some lose and it is no real improvement over the last deal. In fact if the scenario you paint occurs we would have been better off with the last deal. Wait for the squeals from the crew when the company doesn't show the required profit for their bonus, accompanied by the howls of laughter from the other side until they realise they are in the same boat. Comanche's post reads like a desparate email from management. AH's concerns may be well founded but if he really wants to do something about it the company would be better served by dumping some of the numpties making the decisions that are wasting the hard work of the people at the coal face. Until that happens nothing much will change.