Not at all. How could I be pushing for a deal when there is no deal to push for? What I'm pushing for is an open negotiation and dialogue without the restrictions some folks on here want. My personal opinion is THAT is the way to achieve the most gains.... by getting creative and giving the negotiating committee the tools they need to come up with the best possible deal. There are three levels of protection from getting anything shoved down your throat so relax. The beauty is that we don't NEED any deal. So we have the benefit of having some leverage and exploiting that leverage.

I think if you read my posts you'll realize that what you said at the bottom of your post is just dumb. In no way shape or form am I for taking "concessions". You contend that realizing that adjusting some things in the contract could be beneficial to both parties is management shilling?? Sorry you feel that way. Seems narrow minded to me