Originally Posted by
Southerner
We HAD leverage, and it got us a pretty good deal. If we vote this down, we will no longer have leverage, and it will like be 12-18 months before we see another deal. If the economy takes a nose-dive during that time, our leverage becomes even weaker. So I think there is something to his perspective.
Is it industry leading in all categories? No, but that wasn't ever going to happen. That's not how any of this works.
Pure speculation. You just want people to accept a substandard contract because you are a company plant.
We've seen BJ do this with the FA union too... remember the fake "FA" website they set up, which looked incredibly professional? It doesn't cost much to pay someone like Southerner with special treatment or looking the other way when he needs it.
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