Memphis mayor says police union's 'danger' billboards hurting city's image

cant imagine we will get four 0's....So a raise would be nice.

Negotiations will have key points where you must show you have membership support and the ability to apply other kinds of pressure. Typically, these include…

• The beginning of negotiations when union proposals are first presented.

• The point at which negotiations stall as each side waits for the other to blink.

• The end of negotiations when the major issues are about to be settled or a confrontation becomes unavoidable.

You have to gradually build pressure away from the table that is appropriate for what is happening in the negotiations themselves. As management’s resistance to a fair agreement becomes clearer, members and allies will become more willing to take stronger action. In some cases, however, you will need a highly visible action at the beginning of the campaign in order to get management and your members to take you seriously. Failure to respond strongly to an early challenge from the employer can make management take a harder line, thinking you cannot fight back, and could make members feel that fighting back is hopeless.