Originally Posted by
CALFO
The last time I checked there were two Unions negotiating against management. Hence the J in JCBA. Both parties (yes, BOTH) agree that the process is too slow. One party has decided to take matters into their own hands and is demanding the other party come along for the ride. One party has declined to brief the other party on its strategy.
I am ready and anxious to wrap this up, so we can all integrate seniority and sign KumBaYa. However, I am not anxious to blindly follow the leader of UMEC into battle when he isn't even confident enough in his plan to brief his ALLY at CalMEC. If this is such a great plan, then why not share it with the other party that you are supposed to be working with?
Shack!
CALFO~
The points/facts above are spot on. After conversing with the MEC member who went on record, and forwent signing JP's letter last week echoed
exactly what you stated. He stated that the entire CAL-MEC was NOT briefed, thus his motion to NOT endorse the summary w/o being directly briefed by JH's gang (open discussion/Q & A) would have been disingenuous on his part.
I will be he FIRST to admit, having the respective MEC's display a public unwillingness to work in concert is appalling. Hopefully both J's (and their gang's) will get "lock-step" before pulling the aforementioned "release" trigger in a matter of weeks.
Clocks tick'in.