Goose Egg
Big Jens
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Ok, since these SKW union threads are all the rage right now, I have a question that came up through my own research that's been bugging me. Maybe some of you guys that know more about this than I do can help me out.
So suppose the vote passes and ALPA comes on the property, and negotiations begin for the initial contract. From what I've read, it can take some time, maybe even a year or more to hammer out the first contract. So now, here's my question.
The information from management that I've read says that "usually pay scales are frozen, including the normal annual increases." So if I understand that right, I'm basically stuck at $19.25/hr without benefits until the contract is agreed upon, which could take 1-3 years. I mean, I hope to GOSH that I'm wrong about this, but this is what it looks like to me. Please help me out here. I think this is the deal-breaking issue for me. Am I reading this right? Or am I just freaking out over nothing?
Thanks in advance,
-Goose
So suppose the vote passes and ALPA comes on the property, and negotiations begin for the initial contract. From what I've read, it can take some time, maybe even a year or more to hammer out the first contract. So now, here's my question.
The information from management that I've read says that "usually pay scales are frozen, including the normal annual increases." So if I understand that right, I'm basically stuck at $19.25/hr without benefits until the contract is agreed upon, which could take 1-3 years. I mean, I hope to GOSH that I'm wrong about this, but this is what it looks like to me. Please help me out here. I think this is the deal-breaking issue for me. Am I reading this right? Or am I just freaking out over nothing?
Thanks in advance,
-Goose