Originally Posted by
Gunter
I think the plan is to make as many of our "optimizations" and "cuts" as permanent as possible. Are they setting the stage now for a new baseline of precedent? What can we do to prevent these grabs from taking root forever?
Pray, and I do mean pray, for an arbitrator that has some common sense and can logically apply the intended language of 4.A.2.b. We need to have some faith in the process, as painful and lengthy as it is, and hope for the best. The company will test every limit they can that benefits them and the bottom line. You my friend are nothing more than a cog in the system to them. Any and ALL loose language in the next contract must be cleaned up.