Originally Posted by
busdriver12
I would like to know what the options are, if we do end up kicking it back. If we have to negotiate for another two years, that's one year of a 10% pay raise, and one year of a 13% pay raise that we have to catch up on. How much better of a deal does it have to be to catch up on that?
Will the mediator stay with us, or give up? I hope that very soon, along with the specific details of this TA, that the union tells us what happens otherwise. I'd also like to hear from the negotiating committee. If they think they got the very best deal possible for us, it would be pretty depressing for them to hear all the negative comments about it. Before the specific details are even out.
If our options, if we reject the TA, are to continue negotiations, that would be OK, most likely! And if we sign a contract in 2 years but dont make up for the loss in those 2 years, that is the way the ball bounces. For the long term it would be better though.
I would guess that the 10 who voted to approve might say that it is the best we could get, and the 4 no votes would disagree.
Historically, it is a minority that affects any change. The majority is usually OK with the status quo.