Sunday August 15

The contract bargaining simulation was completed fairly early in the day for our group. I was glad I took good notes on the last meeting date as there was some confusion regarding where we were at in the process. The union team agreed to our final proposal as it was presented. It worked out well even though I think we gave too much in salary I could live with that in that we were able to save in other areas. I found it more challenging than I thought it would be to type up the final contract. There were subtle changes that came into play as we began to formally publish the document. I could see where it would be very important to make sure that both sides were in agreement on the language before that process went too far.
I also presented my topic concerning merit pay. It was a little difficult because I felt tlike everyone was familiar with the topic and zoned out on me. I don't blame anyone for this but i did question how much was gained by the presentations.