Well arbitration might mean something a bit different in the UK.In the US it means that a third party that is supposed be neutral goes over the issue at hand.It is not the same a legal ruling and it is not uncommon in the US for the arbitrator to not be neutral at all in this case who can say.
Where does it say that the workers get or where offered 190k a year no company would agree to such collective bargaining. I see that no where in the article.That sounds like a made up number to me.
It sounds like a more two sided issue here one side claims that their jobs are being sent over seas the other claims that the union is trying to feather bed somewhere in between is the truth and I trust neither side given the vague information coming form media outlets.
Oh best offer to them was 90k per year(highest paid worker) and up 75k in pensions(what the highest paid worker gets for retirement). Every story I see lists
a different amount for what they get paid.
At any rate they are only going increase the move to more electronic automation so even if the workers have a fair argument they will loose in the long run.
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http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/2...iest-terminal/