This is the new deal everyone is peddling, screw over your new or younger employees. A pay freeze for 7 years is a bunch of crap too, I will give them credit, this is a reason to reject a contract.
hubby's union cowtowed to the stinking company by taking away huge benefits and vacation from younger members, all the while ensuring that the older ones got $400 extra a month along with their retirement to retire early..they got their medical and got to cash in all their sick time and vacation time...meanwhile, the younger employees lost tons of vacation and had pay freezes...all in all..it was a $900 a month turnaround.....that is not right nor fair...
so since that time, I have realized that is all about income redistribution.....take from one person and give to another...just like SS...make the younger and middle age people pay more, work longer, and get less....