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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 754183" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>As much as it pains me to do so, I have to agree with you. That is why I have voted "no" on every offer that has been presented to me during my 23 year career.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I also have to point out...that when push comes to shove, we are only going to get the contract we are willing to strike over. And our negotiatiors, as well as the companies, are well aware of this fact. Another thing to remember is that sometimes we need to take the "long view" and accept <em>poor</em> language on an issue as opposed to <em>no</em> language so that, in future contracts, we at least have something to build on.</p><p> </p><p>The 9.5 language is a perfect example. A lot of people complain about how weak it is....and when they do I remind them that, when I started, <em>we had no language at all. </em>We also didnt have 8 hr requests, or the ability to combine optional holidays with a sick day to get an extra week of vacation. These are things we gained <em>incrementally</em>. </p><p> </p><p>I also need to point out that, at least in my local, the financial aspects of the contract offer were fully explained to us in open meetings prior to our vote. Our local hired a bean-counter to come in and do a powerpoint presentation with lots of charts and graphs and spreadsheets. It was all there for anyone who was willing to listen and pay attention. None of the language was "deceptive" but a lot of it was <em>complicated </em>and I have noticed that most of the people who I hear bitching and griping about the contract are the same people who (A) voted <strong>for</strong> it and (b) couldnt be bothered to attend the meetings in order to <strong>educate</strong> themselves about what they were actually voting for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 754183, member: 14668"] As much as it pains me to do so, I have to agree with you. That is why I have voted "no" on every offer that has been presented to me during my 23 year career. I also have to point out...that when push comes to shove, we are only going to get the contract we are willing to strike over. And our negotiatiors, as well as the companies, are well aware of this fact. Another thing to remember is that sometimes we need to take the "long view" and accept [I]poor[/I] language on an issue as opposed to [I]no[/I] language so that, in future contracts, we at least have something to build on. The 9.5 language is a perfect example. A lot of people complain about how weak it is....and when they do I remind them that, when I started, [I]we had no language at all. [/I]We also didnt have 8 hr requests, or the ability to combine optional holidays with a sick day to get an extra week of vacation. These are things we gained [I]incrementally[/I]. I also need to point out that, at least in my local, the financial aspects of the contract offer were fully explained to us in open meetings prior to our vote. Our local hired a bean-counter to come in and do a powerpoint presentation with lots of charts and graphs and spreadsheets. It was all there for anyone who was willing to listen and pay attention. None of the language was "deceptive" but a lot of it was [I]complicated [/I]and I have noticed that most of the people who I hear bitching and griping about the contract are the same people who (A) voted [B]for[/B] it and (b) couldnt be bothered to attend the meetings in order to [B]educate[/B] themselves about what they were actually voting for. [/QUOTE]
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