Originally Posted by chrisreedrules

My personal opinion, for whatever you want to take it for… I think full retro is a pipe dream. There should be some reasonableness from both sides about exactly what Covid was… A black swan that made negotiating a contract and trying to plan for the future of the operation nearly impossible. Yes. I do understand the importance of retro. I just don’t see retro back to the contract’s amendable date as being realistic.

That being said I don’t think we’ll see a contract anytime soon. The economy is on a steady pace heading straight for a recession, the severity and length of which is still tbd. If you were in management shoes would you be willing to commit to big gains for your most expensive labor group at a time when the future is still uncertain? No. You drag it out until the recession hits and the bargaining environment is more favorable to you.

I’ll be pleasantly surprised if I’m wrong. I hope I’m wrong.