4A2B...

Like I keep saying..go and talk to your negotiators from last time. Or if that is too difficult, talk to WS on your negotiating cmte this time. He is familiar with the issue even if you aren't. You can believe what you want but what happened is fact. The higher rate was pulled by ups when your rate became public with the mediators. There were no "strings" attached to that rate as you suggest.

The major difference between our negotiations is that we have to negotiate with ups for what Fred gives you guys as being part of an airline (versus trucking company) as well as any advances we get in our contract. How much negotiating capital did your union expend for sleep rooms in MEM? After talking with our negotiators from last time, I would really look at your scope clause. UPS offered us a whole bunch to take your scope clause instead of the one we negotiated. You may be fine for now, but when Fred's replacement steps in, a weak scope clause is the first thing I would worry about.

JTF

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