me me me, i couldnt agree with you more.
after speaking to my union rep... one who has been in actual negotiations.... we are being taken for a ride. i and all i know of admit that something needs to be done, but it is far too vague a proposal in the companies favour so they can bugger us in 3 to 5 years.
do people actually think that if this doesnt get voted in, management will turn round and let the company collapse. No.... they will have a plan b.c.d etc and will end up giving us a little more so we think we have won, when the reality it is still les than they would give us if pushed to the wire.
the briefings are very one sided, its just one way propaganda.
vote no and wait for a realsitic offer
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that is my thinking to.
i know very little about the pension offered,but a little about negotiation. what advantage do we get by voting yes straight away. what is the worst that can happen if we vote no. the longer the saga has been going the less confident i am about getting the no vote. it does smell of propaganda in terms of the briefings. i hate the thought of the back slapping and champagne popping by the management if they get the yes vote, they would have made what looked impossible 2-3 months ago reality, and we would have to take our hats of to them,as it would be a job well done.