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<blockquote data-quote="JonFrum" data-source="post: 499135" data-attributes="member: 18044"><p>First, I assume you mean Article 22, Section 5, not Article 21, Section 5.</p><p> </p><p>You are the only person who thinks the reference to progression in the full-time article is a reference to the completely different progression in the part-time article. If you think this is a "drafting error" then give us some evidence to prove your point. Quote some negotiator saying that his secretary mistyped, or the negotiators were tipsy after a lunch break at the hotel bar, and didn't realize their mistake until after the Contracts were printed.</p><p> </p><p>In fact, although errors can slip through, the Contract is fought over word by word, and proof-read by both sides before being printed. If a mistake was made, a correction should have been announced. Post an announcement of correction if you have one.</p><p> </p><p>Remember, the Contract is written in plain English. It may be dull and confusing, but it is not like a novel. There is no attempt to be humorous, or ironic, or clever, or to employ any other technique of a talented writer. It is a matter-of-fact document. It should be read literally, as you would read a phone book.</p><p> </p><p>EXAMPLE: If the Contract says the workweek begins on <u>Sun</u>day, it's not up to you to read into the document a hidden meaning that since it was cloudy on Sunday and Monday, then Tuesday is really what the negotiators intended because Tuesday was the first day the <u>Sun</u> came out. Therefore, while it literally says "Sunday" all right-thinking people know the negotiators really meant the week starts on "Tuesday."</p><p></p><p>Scroll up in this thread to post #110 and you'll see I already said Wyo and all others in <u>his specific situation</u> get the semi-annual General Wage Increases. Your misreading of the Contract, causes you to misread my explanations of the Contract as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JonFrum, post: 499135, member: 18044"] First, I assume you mean Article 22, Section 5, not Article 21, Section 5. You are the only person who thinks the reference to progression in the full-time article is a reference to the completely different progression in the part-time article. If you think this is a "drafting error" then give us some evidence to prove your point. Quote some negotiator saying that his secretary mistyped, or the negotiators were tipsy after a lunch break at the hotel bar, and didn't realize their mistake until after the Contracts were printed. In fact, although errors can slip through, the Contract is fought over word by word, and proof-read by both sides before being printed. If a mistake was made, a correction should have been announced. Post an announcement of correction if you have one. Remember, the Contract is written in plain English. It may be dull and confusing, but it is not like a novel. There is no attempt to be humorous, or ironic, or clever, or to employ any other technique of a talented writer. It is a matter-of-fact document. It should be read literally, as you would read a phone book. EXAMPLE: If the Contract says the workweek begins on [U]Sun[/U]day, it's not up to you to read into the document a hidden meaning that since it was cloudy on Sunday and Monday, then Tuesday is really what the negotiators intended because Tuesday was the first day the [U]Sun[/U] came out. Therefore, while it literally says "Sunday" all right-thinking people know the negotiators really meant the week starts on "Tuesday." Scroll up in this thread to post #110 and you'll see I already said Wyo and all others in [U]his specific situation[/U] get the semi-annual General Wage Increases. Your misreading of the Contract, causes you to misread my explanations of the Contract as well. [/QUOTE]
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