Originally Posted by
jdavk
Fixed it for you.
This is just a game, and it’s played the same way every time. Both sides are pretty much publicly following a script. The emails we get every contract cycle say the same thing over and over. While this game is being played, both sides are actively reviewing best and worst case scenarios from their perspective. The union knows that we aren’t going to get everything we ask for, and the company knows that this TA is going to have significant cost increases. We’ll know soon enough if Kirby was serious about a quick deal, or only serious if it’s cheap.