That 'quick' mentality is what produced the "AWESOME"/current P.O.S. CBA'02 that currently resides at CAL.

If the company is willing to come to the table and play ball with substance, I will be the first to line up to 'play'. Until then, doing the negotiations half-a$$ for the sake of doing it "quick" makes NO SENSE. If the negotiation process is considered a two way street, then the company best step up in order to drive on it as well.

This (J)CBA will most likely going to a "Once in a Career" shot to draft/vote/get the Industry Leading CBA that WE all deserve....especially after years of 'un-paid loans' that BOTH sides have suffered at the hands of their pre-merger Mgt. Call the extra 12-18 months an eternity, but taking the time to "ink something right", is nothing short of "worth it".

FUPM....."now".