Originally Posted by
slowplay
I've edited my original post to change the word "rate" to "pay" with appropriate homage to your word parsing.
Now that we're finsihed with your attempt at deflection, you asked a bunch of questions and I answered them. Your turn, bombthrower.

Slow;
Unfortunately, what Carl describes above is how the rank and file have been forced or trained to read our unions letters. We all have to be experts in training at reading between the lines. The sad reality is that we are in a trust but verify situation...a situation caused by our collective bargaining agent.