Trust, this is not going off very well in corporate. They are taking the "objection" by labor very personally.
The entire idea of the TRP was to ensure that the Execs got protected and got a peice of the action; not so much to protect the middle and lower managment. Hell, they couldn't just develop a plan for Executives, for it would surely fail. so, the plan was to include the directors and managers so it wouldn't be perceived as a "selfish act" on their part.
At this point they ARE NOT working with labor. This decision by the Judge surely cements managments utter depise of Labor.
As far as the merger integration, afa was ready to get this process started next week. Well, guess what? Company is not in a hurry for this either. They won't give one red penny to the unions to help with the expenses this merger integration creates on the unions. They point blank, flat out told us. NO! There is NO money, and for us to pay for it all of it. I'm over these bad boys.
Way I see this integration issue...."LET US KNOW WHEN YOU WANT US TO START".
In the meantime, "Business as Usual".