During negotiations for the contract with my employer, I had a doctor's appointment scheduled on a day when we were supposed to have been finished. I left with about a half hour remaining. As I was driving I got a call about"great news!"
Those who stuck around were excited to have negotiated a $5,000 signing bonus. I said "Wow! It was like pulling teeth to get the raises, and you managed that in a half hour?"
They gave away the first year's raise in exchange. 🤨
I was, and am, furious. A napkin, pen, and a remidial knowledge of math should have been enough to shut that down.
If a company states that it's their final offer, we have to present it for a vote. I begged the members to vote no so that I could get the first year's raise back. The response that I got was "when do we get the money."
Now, everybody criticizes the contract and says that we (the union) screwed them. Nobody admits to voting for it.
Vote no if you don't like it.