Originally Posted by
Thor
I’ll stop asking for a proposal if you stop volunteering to gut the CBA, deal?
I didn't volunteer anything. You solicited proposals. What the ___ were you expecting? A pony?
I'm surprised you didn't throw in the old 'don't negotiate in public' garbage in your response.
Originally Posted by
SteelerNation
Speaking for me personally, if I’m unfortunate enough to lose my job through a furlough. I want to know that I’ll eventually come back to a contract that’s worth coming back to. I’m not willing to gut our UPA to “save” my job from going away. I’ll entertain shared pain in reduced line values to save jobs, but hourly cuts or rig tampering is a solid no from me. I believe discussions should be very narrow in scope and have a realistic “snap back” timetable associated with it. Just my 2 cents...
That's what I wrote - lower line values without cutting pay rates or rigs. Apparently in Thor's world, that's gutting the contract...