Ongoing CBA discussions

[sportscurmudgeon]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

Mediation huh. At least there will be a referee to call the personal fouls and keep score.

Im guessin its non-binding. Im guessin one side will walk away from the process. Im hoping the mediator is neutral.

At least this is something, at least it brings them back to the table but honestly it comes off as both sides needing a baby sitter imo.

Mediators do not "call fouls" or "keep score". What mediators do is to try to find common ground between the two sides and to get them to build on those things they can both agree on - - - until a full-blown CBA can happen.


THEN, the mediator has to HOPE LIKE HELL that the lawyers for both sides do not screw things up. Remember, those lawyers earn more money by keeping their clients very suspicious of everything that the other side thinks is a good idea and that is why eacn ahd every word of every sentence has to be argued over.

Getting both sides to agree to mediation is a positive step - - because it means they both agreed to something. But this is still a long way from over...