To access the Court audio of the January 31, 2018 oral arguments in the TVARS case, click here and enter Case Number 17-5389. Then Submit Query. The lawyer for TVARS argued alongside TVA against employees and retirees. Unfortunately, the three elected TVARS Board members constitute a minority of the TVARS Board. This is yet another example of why we need to improve the accountability of TVARS to its members. We recently proposed an Accountability Improvement Plan (AIP) which includes election of the retiree board member by retirees, reducing conflicts of interest of the retiree board member, and open TVARS meetings. See our proposal here .