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Old 10-19-2011 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
That's where scope comes in.

To Carl's point IF the offer was SWA+5% and we refuse to budge and Delta and/or the NMB claim we didn't make any movement and we're not in good faith we can remind them that if scope doesn't move in our favor the offer is overly generous in relation to our peers at SWA and FedEx.
FTB,

That might work, but I think the Court of Appeals upheld the ruling against GE not because their offer was unreasonable, but because they refused to negotiate about it or even consider counter-offers. That was seen as an assault on the collective bargaining process, even if the opening offer was fair and generous. My interpretation could be wrong, of course.