Hi Tu, it’s Dave from Naturally Baking here. I read the information about the bargaining process and I have some thoughts about what we can do.
I think it would be useful at the beginning of the negotiating meeting to make a list of the key issues and the order in which we would both like to address them. It’ll show our good faith and willingness to give and take.
Once we’ve identified our key points and sorted out our agenda, we need to stick to it.
So... before our next meeting I’ll prepare a draft agenda and get Ariana and Pieter to decide what authority they want to give us, and what areas they’d like us to consult on before making any agreements.
I’ll also make a list of the key employee and management issues and where we think we can give ground.
I think one more meeting and we’ll be ready to start negotiating. Let’s catch up again next week.