Originally Posted by
Skittles9E
Anyone who thinks this isn't good for those already on property is mistaken in my opinion. New hires = good for everybody and with us in pay negotiations now this is more leverage for higher pay rates for the rest of us.
Of course, no sane person would deny that. I've said for a while now that it was dumb of the union to negotiate LOA 71 in a way that didn't include a "me too" clause that required any increase in the new hire bonus to be matched in retention bonus payments.