Monday, August 24, 2009

Reflection Day #2

GO UNION TEAM #1. I enjoyed the group work of setting the ground rules. Already the bargaining begins with the word choices involved in the setting of the ground rules.

I am thinking about all the steps that it took for our support personnel to walk out mid year and all the steps that it took to actually strike. I wish that I could have been part of the process eight years ago when it happened and how difficult it was on both sides. The time that it takes to negotiate, mediate then go to an arbitrator, is it worth it in the end?

Jake gave great examples of doing your homework before starting negotiations and the impact that a story can have. Also, listening to the other sides story can give you insight as to what the other side of the table is proposing.

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