The fight is about to begin...
So the mangers thought first up a wholesale disregard of pay review was acceptable.
That followed by a blanket 4% for all other staff with no request for productivity increases. Just an increase to reflect the costs of living.
We agree to wait for an " acceptable response". It arrives in the form of 0% and we'll talk next year.
We're now getting towards 2/3 of the way through that year, and there is ABSOLUTELY NO SIGN AT ALL that the mangers of this dog flea outfit are in any way being reasonable in the Good Faith negotiations. None at all.
Our collective representative keeps telling us that things are generally progressing but to be ready for when it finally and irrevocably turns sour.
For anyone who has been in this circus for longer than about 2 years, you, we, all know that this company does not want to talk with us in any real way, and will, not even entertain the idea of a straight up pay rise.
CC should be officially installed without delay, and all of us be sure to ONLY do what our contract says, nothing more or less.
No sweetheart deals with CC because it suits you today.
The contenders have pulled on the gloves and are being lead to the ring.
The bout announcer is about to speak into his microphone and the fighters face off.
Ladies and gents, round 1 is moments away.
Get ready