Pegasus, I don't want to get into a slanging match with you because I believe that we both drink from the same well.
You seem a decent and well intentioned person who is trying to do the best by the people you represent.
But there is a significant difference between pre and post March 27 2006 EBAs.
It's not that simple to terminate a pre reform EBA. Most of the pre reform EBAs that have been terminated by the IRC this year (and they have been as rare as hen's teeth), have been done so due to the intransigence of the employer and at the request of employees and their representatives. To achieve this is a costly (read uneconomic), and time consuming exercise for both parties.
This won't affect me, as I'm enjoying my sunset years. However I am concerned that the well-being of a large group of people may be sacrificed simply to further enrich a tiny minority of individuals who are already wealthy beyond the wildest dreams of most of us.