Originally Posted by
hummingbear
Not personally acquainted with any of those guys; just stating that this system of closed door negotiations is better for you & I than the alternative. If all 15,000 of us had a real-time view of every proposal, counter-proposal, and quid-pro-quo every step of the way, both sides would be far more guarded in their negotiating positions, & the rate of progress you complain about today would slow to a fraction of its present pace.
I certainly get the frustration of a drawn out wait, but to paraphrase Churchill, this is the least efficient way to negotiate- except for every other way possible. If you think the current NC is derelict in providing us the information we deserve, you are free to bring a recall measure, but I think most of us are confident enough in our new representation-for now- to allow them to see the job through.
I trust the leadership and think the NC is doing it’s job in good faith. I also think some more meat and potatoes in their updates would be nice and probably wouldn’t hurt the negotiations, and may actually help to keep us more apprised when they do finally release an AIP/TA. When TUMI was released, most of us literally couldn’t believe what we were reading, namely because it was so bad and we had heard absolutely nothing about what the NC was doing behind closed doors.