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Re: BLET members ratify contract

Author: OTN

Date: 01-08-2012 - 09:49

OPRRMS Wrote:
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> Severe Duty Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Well, I didn't read the whole damn thing, but I
> > really wonder if they got an overall better
> > contract than what they were first offered.
> > Anyone?
>
> Better than the carriers' initial offer, or better
> than what was in the PEB recommendations?
>
> If it's the latter, I'd say it's slightly better,
> but not exceptionally better. If it's the former,
> then it's considerably better The wage increases
> will probably be off-set by higher H&W costs for
> most people.
>
> The problem is that the PEB considered the
> contract the UTU voluntarily agreed to with the
> NCCC to be the pattern agreement for this one.
> Consequently, the carriers came out much better
> than did labor.

And rightly so. AS the golden rule states, "Those that have the gold makes the rules".

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BLET members ratify contract	OPRRMS	01-05-2012 - 23:05
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Re: BLET members ratify contract	Severe Duty	01-06-2012 - 00:45
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OTN Wrote:
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> OPRRMS Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Severe Duty Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > -----
> > > Well, I didn't read the whole damn thing, but
> I
> > > really wonder if they got an overall better
> > > contract than what they were first offered.
> > > Anyone?
> > 
> > Better than the carriers' initial offer, or
> better
> > than what was in the PEB recommendations?
> > 
> > If it's the latter, I'd say it's slightly
> better,
> > but not exceptionally better.  If it's the
> former,
> > then it's considerably better  The wage
> increases
> > will probably be off-set by higher H&W costs
> for
> > most people.
> > 
> > The problem is that the PEB considered the
> > contract the UTU voluntarily agreed to with the
> > NCCC to be the pattern agreement for this one. 
> > Consequently, the carriers came out much better
> > than did labor.
> 
> And rightly so. AS the golden rule states, "Those
> that have the gold makes the rules".

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