Originally Posted by
Oberon
Do you even read my posts? Where have I said that I think history is irrelevant? You think you are entitled to some unsaid pay rate because you used to make an equivalent rate. That's not learning from history that's just asking for something you used to have. How does the negotiating environment compare to the negotiating environment in 2001? That's the history that matters.
The negotiating environment today is much better than it was in 2001... with one glaring exception: In 2001 we had union leadership that wasn't afraid to rock the boat and say the word restoration. The kind of spineless leadership we have today makes getting the gains we need infinitely more difficult, in spite of the superior economic situation.