Originally Posted by
Hank Kingsley
A little industrial psychology 101. If you float a ton of concession rumors, the group will react, but in the end will accept one or two concessions and feel like they escaped with a victory. That's what is happening right now.
Change your mindset. Demand improvements in every section. Stop spreading the rumors or accepting them as valid, much less reasonable. This corporation is running 20% profit margins. It's now or never.
We will never see a better chance to improve our way of life. Write your reps. Demand more, not one concession. There is no reason to accept a concession, and 6 billion reasons to demand a better contract.
Thank you! I hear these rumors and think the sky must be falling! What the What?!!!! How in the world could any of this be true?
I've resigned myself to ignore this $#!t until I see what's really going to come down, but I must admit these rumors can't help but affect one's expectations. Being one who was disappointed by C2012 and knew we were giving up too much at the time, I KNOW we're in an even better position this time around, so I've got that as a counter weight to this propaganda machine of expectation management. But I fear the average YES voter from C2012 might easily be managed if they're getting wind of these "rumors."