*rumor alert*


I "heard" that the company and the union agreed to a proffer of arbitration on pay. supposedly scope and pbs are done and pay is the only thing left. once they realized they would never agree to the terms they put in for arbitration, just like our 900 rates. any truth to this rumor? i can see why we would do this, but i also think it carries a great risk. we have held out for nearly 4 years on a good contract so why would we put it in an arbitrators hands? i mean if we held out all the way to the strike i am sure we would get a better deal than what the mediator is going to give us. just playing devils advocate on this and yes it is just a rumor since i have not heard this from any official sources.