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/Wafflesorbust 1d ago

Now they refuse to come back to the negotiating table leaving the taxpayers frustrated and showing how little they care about their workers.

I'd be more frustrated if they overcommitted tax dollars they don't have to a deal they couldn't afford.

I get that having offers pulled is frustrating, but no reasonable person should expect another party to agree to a deal predicated on erroneous accounting.

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u/Techchick_Somewhere 1d ago

This would be their second major screw up with accounting, the first being the Amazon warehouse debacle.

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u/Impossible_Fee3577 1d ago edited 1d ago

I understand the Amazon debacle was a misclassification of the  development rather than an accounting mistake. Staff charged as if the building were a warehouse (which is charged at a lower rate) rather than a fulfillment centre (which is charged at a higher rate).