Getting to yes. ⇒
28 July 2009, early morning
"The logic of any strike depends on the imposition of public inconvenience. When said inconvenience abates, unions have lost their best weapon. But this is a double-edged sword, as City officials surely came to understand. After all, if we learn to do without municipal services, we’ll become even less agreeable about paying local taxes."
This is a post from my link log: If you click the title of this post you will be taken the web page I am discussing.
I think that anyone who has ever participated in the negotiations of a contract would agree that respect for the other side is what tips the scale.
When one or the other side starts throwing threats, and weight around, negotiations take a nose dive.
I’ve experienced this, and I’ve ended up in arbitration…disrespect is what ends up making management as well as the union dig their heels in.
Mind you…I think that Miller has learned a valuable lesson…it’s all good while you’re saying “yes”.
Don’t expect reasonable debate when you say “no”.
by radmila on July 29 2009, 8:25 pm #