I too like the updates put out by the union. But I will also say that some of them seem more like teasers and actually beg more questions.
For example "but is disappointed by the lack of progress, due almost entirely to company management's work-rule proposals that would adversely impact the membership's quality of life". Again, I don't need a lesson on negotiations from the "Ive been there done it guys", but a little more clarity would be great and lead to less confusion. I honestly don't feel a little more transparency will cause the negotiations to come to a screeching halt. Maybe if the members knew EXACTLY what the company wanted and where they have changed their tune from what they led the Association and it's members to believe early on might actually be good on two fronts. It might show the members $30 dollars does not cover what AA wants and rallies them around our negotiators, and secondly, it lets the company know we are not going to take ANY concessions, no matter how many winks and smiles Robert, Scott and Doug exhibit at those propaganda meetings known as Town Halls.
But again, I do not want a T/A with any job loses. I'm not saying a person losing his/her job, I'm saying any work we currently do shall not be outsourced, PERIOD!
