Time limit is too short
“We have reached out to the union to give them more time and offer logistical support once they decide to move forward with the vote,” he added. No new deadline has been set. The American planemaker on Monday presented its “best” offer, also described as “final,” including notably a 30% wage increase over four years, versus 25% in the previous proposal, and set a deadline of 11:59 p.m. Friday for the best offer to be ratified by strikers.
But hours later, the union leader dismissed the new proposals as insufficient – the first proposal had been rejected by almost 95% of union members on September 12. He also said the Friday evening deadline was too short to hold consultations with strikers.
New discussion
The 30% increase “is progress, but it does not erase the fact that for a decade, our members have only received an 8% pay increase,” the union stressed in its press release. It also stated that the results of a survey conducted the day before among its members were “very clear” and that they were “not interested in the latest proposals from the company sent through the media.”
