I don't get it? Why would you end this with anything short of 5% You were winning! All you had to do was wait! What changed?
Spot on ejectx3. If tomorrow brings 3% with sweetners, next year you all get only 3% on your salary, OT, penalties and super. You again go backwards. I thought the whole point was to break the 3% BS with a number greater than 3, to stop you going BACKWARDS.
I suppose we are all jumping the gun until we see what's on offer, but SP's comment about "if you can do better" is very telling. I wonder what happened in those meetings this week? It appeared that the rank and file were prepared for it to go longer and more intense.
If it's a headline 3%, then I can't see what you guys have won, but all thanks to the boys and girls at Bexley for your efforts anyway.