Originally Posted by
Davetastic
This statement is totally and completely without merit and factual data. Did you even read the framework agreement? I am not saying that the company will or won't comply with this agreement, because they certainly have the propensity to change, but currently, the interest arbitration clause specifically says the opposite of what you have written. While I agree with you that it will take a while.....probably a long while to get a CBA, there is no current precedent in this environment that would support your claim in which an arbitrator would have the ammunition to support such a decision.
There's language at the end of the framework agreement that makes that portion not binding in court. Effectively the company is unlikely to honor that language if they get their way and win the law suit. That law suit is going to be appealed by the loser and is highly unlikely to be resolved until 2018, so real negotiations with a clear definition of leverage won't be likely until very late in 2018 or 2019. What I presented was a worst case scenario unlike a straight up lie about making $100K your first year with a new contract.