Originally Posted by
scudrunner13
Hi Guys,
Here is an excerpt from the latest union update:
This week was yet another week where there were no direct meetings with the Company. As such, your Negotiating Committee spent the first part of the week meeting with our Insurance and Labor Analyst along with our Labor Attorney. The second half of the week was spent forming proposals for Articles to be presented. Next Tuesday and Thursday we are scheduled for direct negotiations with the Company in Indianapolis, these will be the first "direct" sessions since February 12th. The NC plans on discussing Article 26 (Vacancies) and Article 13 (Physical Standards) as well as presenting Article 23 (Hours of Service) and Article 12 (Leaves of Absence).
Does anyone on here have union knowledge of when they will start discussing the important items THAT WE ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT AND NEED..i.E: PAY, CANCELLATION, etc???
Everyone was SOO confident in the fall that we'd have a TA to vote on by now!
Easy, now.
The only people who thought that we would have a TA by now had unrealistic expectations of the process and the ability to repair the absolutely horrible current CBA. It's not going to be fixed overnight.
Regarding the order of things: Ever have a blowout fight with your wife/girlfriend, etc? How do you re-engage? You begin with areas of common interest or easy agreement and then you move on from there. Trying to start the conversation with the most difficult or contentious subjects will result in the same type of fight from which you are trying to recover.
The Negotiating Committee and the company are going about negotiations in the correct manner. Diving into the deep end would prolong this process. Starting with areas of easy or mutual agreement before taking on the big issues of which you speak allows some semblance of trust and understanding to be built before tackling the difficult issues.
What I've seen from the NC up to this point would lead me to believe that they deserve the benefit of the doubt. I really don't think that it's asking too much for others to do the same.