I fear though that management is going to pull the rabbit out of the hat and then sit there thinking " see , we won "
Zed, sadly they nearly always have - the workforce in these situations generally have always given way far more than the management have :-(
If there is to be some pre strike settlement, make sure it's what you are truly happy with. There will only be regrets further down the line if not, and action on that basis will be flagged as breaking an agreement reached now.......
Remember, management spend huge amounts of time and money off doing all these 'tree hugging' type courses, and learning how to negotiate to win - they are skilled in the area - the workforce is not......
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