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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (91695)	10/24/2008 12:00:19 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 541375

the mandate to negotiate in good faith is illusory In the absence of a contract, employment should be voluntary for both sides, there should be no mandate to negotiate at all, good faith or not. The idea that the government can just set the contract any time that the two parties reach an impasse, is a serious step towards socialism, well technically maybe not socialism because the government won't actually own the business, more like the economic policies that spring out of fascism.

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (91695)	10/24/2008 12:15:09 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541375

The employer's fear of losing control of the process will make the negotiation process meaningful While it could be useful to put a deadline on the process, it could also end up providing an incentive not to negotiate on the part of either party depending on how arbitrators tend to lean in their area. Stall tactics could become SOP. National Labor Relation's staffers who have refused to vigorously enforce unfair labor practice laws and thus rendered unions toothless and obsolete. My experience in labor negotiations is with government unions, not business. What you describe doesn't mesh with my experience.