Originally Posted by GreatBigSea

This is still the same playbook they’ve been using when we first started negotiation.

After months of no progress, leadership comes in and has “productive talks” with the union about moving things forward and our goals seem to be finally aligning. We get a Union podcast/letter saying things are looking up. Then, 2 weeks later, they have another meeting where they’re gonna iron out the details… except BM and ST don’t show. Instead, it’s JW and some other underling who don’t have the power to actually agree to anything, but they are free to renege on all the “productive” discussion that previously occurred.

I certainly hope that isn’t the case this time around, but I’ve seen this dog and pony show a few too many times.