silvertooth
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here is the short version of the history on that.
at the last contract negoatiations the first contract agreed to by your negotiation committee was squashed by the IBT before it could even be shown to the rank and file. the second one the Negotiation committee signed and asked to be the ones to sell it to the rank and file was undermined by the local leadership that were not on the committee. the company then got a mediator involved because it was clear that the negotiation committee was not good on thier promises and the union told the company that if they did not give them what they wanted, (big pension incereases, to help the trust, if you remember they gave up the retro for that and then lowered your benefit levels so you made less than before in benefit.) then they would strike the company and they knew the company was not ready. The company agreed however they asked that the term be 3 years. You are right, the company did not want to caught in that position again, so they made sure that they were ready if the teamsters were to pull that Gun again.
I guarantee these are my thoughts. I know them to be true. Check out my facts. you will find they are absolutely accurate. Ask Mr. H, or Mr. T, they were there.
The WCTWT contribution rates from Oak Harbor were marginal at best, and they continued to be pretty dismal despite the new contract. Pension multiplier rates are determined by executors of the trust and Oak Harbor negotiations had no bearing in the decision to cut the multiplier. The trust is not/was not in failing condition the contribution increase was desired so the members could have a decent retirement payment, Oak Harbor had fallen far from industry standards in that respect.
Nobody signed their name to the contract, they agreed to the terms it's called a negotiation, that how it works, So the company decided right then and there that they would not give negotiations a chance this time around, and retained a union busting company, built security systems at major terminals, and waited for the contract to expire so they could get their revenge.
Still haven't got that # from ya. Remember for the mediator?