It is my understanding that if the contractor were to hire a qualified industry consultant to negoiate a pay rate for the contractor X won't talk to him yet they have their own battalion size group of lawyers, consultants and bean counters working for them. If it is them vs. you alone, it's not a negoiation it's a capitulation. I hope that this will not be the case but if it is then let's put it this with the way, Doenitz had a better chance of negotiating a deal with the Allies then the contractor will with X.