Originally Posted by Itsajob

I agree. Everything in the contract comes at a price to both us and the company, the difference being where each places the value. The company was willing to cough up higher compensation in exchange for less restrictive scope language. We valued scope protections more than their money, therefore we have our current contract and not something else. We live and die by the contract, especially when things are bad. I’d like to be able to at least reduce the furlough if we can come to an agreement that leaves the UPA intact, but I’d rather furlough, and even get furloughed, than to change one word in the contract. I don’t want to spend the next 10 years trying to get it back.