High Speed Steel
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- Feb 14, 2004
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There has been plenty of complaints from Bob Owens pimping for release from mediated talks but lets look at what has happened since 12/14/2010. For one. We have only truly been in what I see as real mediated negotiation since 5/10/2011 below you will see why.
1) On 3/10/2011 the TWU finally goes all in with the remaining articles that had not yet been submitted.
2) On 5/10/2011 the Company responds to the Unions proposals.
3) From 6/13/2011-6/17/2011 the two parties spent the week bouncing counters back and forth and it wasn't until after this session was there truly any progress made on the contract.
4) Productive session's begin on 7/11/2011 with one article TA, then on 7/14 four more articles were TA, then 7/15 all remaining LOA/s except LOA#7 were TA.
5) From 8/8/2011-8/12/2011 again a productive session with two more articles TA.
So to date we have 10 articles remaining and one LOA and Bob Owens complaining all along about release for lack of progress. It looks like he needs to pay more attention to what is going on because the 9 Locals who do not support release along with the NMB understand what is happening in negotiations.
Once the TWU initiated the true debate on 3/10/2011 six months have passed and progress has been made even though all the while one rogue President has been calling for release :blink:
1) On 3/10/2011 the TWU finally goes all in with the remaining articles that had not yet been submitted.
2) On 5/10/2011 the Company responds to the Unions proposals.
3) From 6/13/2011-6/17/2011 the two parties spent the week bouncing counters back and forth and it wasn't until after this session was there truly any progress made on the contract.
4) Productive session's begin on 7/11/2011 with one article TA, then on 7/14 four more articles were TA, then 7/15 all remaining LOA/s except LOA#7 were TA.
5) From 8/8/2011-8/12/2011 again a productive session with two more articles TA.
So to date we have 10 articles remaining and one LOA and Bob Owens complaining all along about release for lack of progress. It looks like he needs to pay more attention to what is going on because the 9 Locals who do not support release along with the NMB understand what is happening in negotiations.
Once the TWU initiated the true debate on 3/10/2011 six months have passed and progress has been made even though all the while one rogue President has been calling for release :blink: