Do you really believe that ‘all the attempts’ (one, according to the latest MEC communique) were selfless, philanthropic ‘attempts at engaging the company to help’?

Of course not. The Association wants things in return, and the company is not willing to give them, or, it seems, even talk about them. Why? Maybe, just maybe, it’s because of some of the reasons I’ve proposed.

Yes, I see it as the same direction. A direction charted and maintained by our MEC. If you had a belligerent, confrontational neighbor would you call him and ask to borrow his lawnmower? Or if he called and said he’s got a great deal for you would you be interested? Or even answer the phone at all?

I regret commenting on this thread. It’s political, and like all politics it becomes a matter of how people feel versus how things are. I’m probably way off base with my assumptions about how we got to where we are in negotiations with the company. Maybe the union is totally in the right and it’s all the company’s fault. I don’t know. But it sure seems like things have gotten a lot uglier in the past 5 years. I guess it’s just business.