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Old 07-04-2013 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by tsquare
So wouldn't that tell you that there is a lot more to this negotiation thingy than just demanding stuff and folding our arms?
There certainly is. Negotiations requires actual negotiations, not accepting the very first offer from your opponent before the legal process even begins.

Originally Posted by tsquare
Just asking, because if that is all there is to it, then the doughnut holes are right.
See above. There's more to it than rolling over and selling the company's point of view to keep the dream of constructive engagement alive.

Originally Posted by tsquare
Let's fire ALPA,
Absolutely.

Originally Posted by tsquare
demand what we "deserve" and wait a couple of weeks to sign the first big check.
Stating your demands is the start of any negotiations. Making fun of "demands" shows me that you don't believe in anything other than constructive engagement. That's you're right. You might even be in the majority. But we're about to find out.

Originally Posted by tsquare
It all must be so simple... I wonder why ALPA can't deliver on everybody's nirvana.
ALPA does deliver nirvana. It's just management's nirvana.