EBA
It seems from the outside that Q deliberately delays negotiations until well after the current EBA has expired. Then, after a significant period of no negotiation due to "other negotiations", Q's first offer is an obvious reject. This leads to the next offer which, invariably, contains a clause stating there will be no back pay up to the date of the new agreement being settled. Q then settles into a long, drawn-out period of "negotiation" during which the "no back pay" clause remains included. Years can pass, all benefitting Q's financial position.
My point is: if this can be proved as an across-the-board tactic employed by Q, could it be determined to be an illegal move by the company?
Thoughts?