Notes on bargaining.

It’s hard for me to fathom how unbelievably childish the city of Vancouver is being in negotiations with its workers. Really. Every other municipality in the GVRD has settled and the city was only willing to meet with the union negotiators for a total of four and a half hours this week? This is round-the-clock bargaining time folks! And you’ve got to address at least one real issue. Come on. It’s called negotiations for a reason.

(And yes, I realize as a member of a bargaining team I’m biased. But how can anyone expect fair negotiatiations with an employer who says settling the strike is not his priority?)