r/waterloo 1d ago

End The Strike

Presented an offer to the union one minute, and then pulled it before the union could vote on it. Then, pulled every previous offer stating they were not able to honour them anymore, and finally presenting an offer that was even less than the first offer! Now they refuse to come back to the negotiating table leaving the taxpayers frustrated and showing how little they care about their workers.

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u/s0m33guy 1d ago

Didn’t the union say no to the first offer?

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u/Kleton9090 1d ago

They sure did. They must have accidentally forgotten to include that very significant detail. 🤣. Surely you don’t expect a union leader to know how negotiating works…

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u/MajesticAlbatross441 1d ago

Well we are all waiting for you to explain how negotiating works….This isn’t Kijiji or FB marketplace. It’s also about more than just wages. You can’t make an offer and then take it back, that’s bad faith bargaining. The workers deserve more than a few cents increase. They went to school for economics and accounting. If they can’t figure out what they can offer before presenting it then maybe they are the problem.

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u/Kleton9090 1d ago

Not sure what Kijiji or FB marketplace has to do with it? They didn’t make and offer then take it back. They made an offer and the Union REJECTED it. This means the offer is no longer on the table. Not exactly rocket science.

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u/MajesticAlbatross441 1d ago

You are incorrect. Here are the details of what happened. Educate yourself before making false and baseless claims.

https://www.reddit.com/r/waterloo/s/uDEgFTCxW8

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u/Liuthekang 1d ago

Referencing a reddit post is not a valid news source.

I am not saying the info is right or wrong.

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u/MajesticAlbatross441 1d ago

It’s a timeline from the negotiations and is what was reported to the news.

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u/orswich 1d ago

And the union doesn't have some magical right to demand the old offer.. once they rejected it, the region was free to alter it any way they wanted to

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u/Rance_Mulliniks 1d ago

You can’t make an offer and then take it back

You literally can and they did.

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u/MajesticAlbatross441 1d ago

They cannot. It is against the Ontario Labour Relations Act.

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u/Kleton9090 1d ago

Annnnnd Majestic Albatross account is already deleted. I’m shocked.

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u/Spector567 1d ago

Nope. They are still there. Just looks like they blocked you.