Originally Posted by CaptainProp
All this "recommending this, recommending that" is giving some members a wrong idea of how negotiations and votes like these work....
If you trust your CC to negotiate the best deal possible then you trust them. If you don't you voice that and vote for another member to join the CC at the elections. If they hammer out a deal and put it to vote and feel that it is the best that they are going to get, then they may well recommend a 'yes' vote. They do this to make people fully aware of the negotiating position. If they don't have an overwhelming majority who vote 'No' then they are stuffed as far as further negotiation goes.
Remember, the CC are often availed of privileged company information that they cannot release even to their own members. They can make an informed judgement on what the best deal is as they have sat through, the often days, of negotiations and know the position of their members and the company. Sometimes it is better for them to recommend a vote and to 'bank' the deal rather than to continue without full support or worse still when they know the company just aren't going to stretch another inch. That is all part of what you pay them to do. It doesn't mean you can't do as Kraut suggests, but remember, your strength is in your numbers and your unity. Give the CC no mandate to negotiate and they won't be able to get you anything better......
PP