Originally Posted by
OOfff
how would a mediator view these raises vs what we got last time around? and how would our strike threat go with steady raises?
Prolly less total pay raise... trade-off being TVM. Do they offset? Doubtful, because as you suggest/know, you lose the strike threat because you tamped down the ire of the rank and file.
I think that's called...."Negotiating against yourself"