You know cactiboss has a point, if we were to negotiate 12 months earlier, cacti and guys just like him would be clamoring all over themselves to give the company want they "have to have" at the time. Nearly 100% of the West and 57% of the East would not negotiate themselves out of a paper bag. The company knows this pilot group is a joke, and they treat us as such. you know, implementation schedules, and, the way they always honor the contracts.
Most of the East West battles are funny because at the heart of it they mostly agree, vote yes to whatever the company asks for.
We will get em in 2020!