Originally Posted by
Rock
I am one of us. And unfortunately, I seem to be on the side that doesn’t understand it needs to make its own case. Does anyone actually understand how negotiations work? You don’t just show up and expect the other side to give you whatever you want. I’ve repeatedly asked one simple question. What new leverage do we have going into renewed negotiations that will convince management to cough up more money? Maybe you’ll be the first to answer it.
Your question has been answered repeatedly you just don't accept the answer. So you asking the question again is entirely rhetorical. We have the same leverage we had in April of this year when we authorized a strike by 99%. Some time subsequently the company was said to move 83% in our direction on the remaining open sections pay duration and amenable payment. Our leverage has not changed since then. There is no "new" leverage needed.
A negotiation can be many different things but if you want to win limiting your asks and expressing a fear of loss will undermine your efforts.
TA1 was not a win. It was a low watermark in a long history of giving away things we like to get things we mght like better. It might feel like a win but it's really attrition.
It's pretty clear that the Company and the Union leadership are dumbfounded. We have a history of approving TAs and now we haven't and it appears they're not quite sure what to do. They could have offered something better but why do that when voting has historically been a mere formality.
Its their move now.