We will not get a spine point freeze!
Having spoken with my union rep who is on the negotiating team for the pay deal, we will get some sort of payrise.... not sure how much though and he also stated that prospect WERE prepared to play hardball against the company if they continued to push a 0% rise.
Lets hope they communicate well, keep us informed and involved of ALL developments unlike the pension saga.
My personal view would be to give management a date, eg 10th Feb. If they havent come back with a respectable offer that can then open negotiations, the union ballot right away for strike action. No fannying around, straight to the point..... or something to that effect.
I sincerely hope the union can gain back a lot of the lost confidence they have lost over the pension deal. Again, management are chancing their arm and seeing what they can get away with, ala pension deal... please can we learn from this and the union can prove they represent us with strength and confidence.