Answerer asked:


Negotiation only? Someone explain

Jsyn asked:


This has got to be in some way related to production or turnaround. This is the context:
“Contract negotiations for Cogeneration PM, inspections, support continuing”

NONAME asked:


I’m in mid-level management and my telecommunications company is in the final stages of a merger with another company. The final negotiations are set to follow (of all things) a game of golf tomorrow morning. I am supposed to tee off with both company presidents and one of the tech. specialists. I have never even swung a club before, and I’ve always been horrible at sports.

Shopgirl2 asked:


I’m moving into a position that involves some “soft” sales. There’s a salary base and commission bonus option. The salary base would barely cover my current rent after taxes, but since the job comes with a residence and potentially some utilities I wouldn’t be living out of a cardboard box.
I am coming in from a different career so I’m a little nervous about this move. That is a normal response, don’t you think? Overall the package is great, but some much of the offer is promised and wrapped in “potential.”
I know you’re supposed to push in salary negotiation, but I just don’t want to push so much I push myself out of the door. I guess I usually have some references for stuff like this and right now I’m blind. I’ve already negotiated an apartment which wasn’t part of the original deal. Question: In salary negotiation how do you know when to say when? Do you just ask until you come up against a No? As the pot sweetens when are you just seen as greedy?
Thanks everyone, I appreciate your advice. I think the thing about this that sticks in my craw is during the initial conversation with the employer he said he’d raise my salary up at least to a certain minimum. However over the course of two weeks that offer went out the window. I don’t want to press it too hard because we’re just getting started here in this work relationship. Also, while I understand it’s hard to get into a great deal of detail over email I’ve asked for specific information and I sort of get we’ll talk about that later. I realize this person is incredibly ridicously busy and maybe he doesn’t see the relevance in thoroughly answering every question because he’s looking at the big picture. The one thing I don’t want to do is project uncertainty. Still there’s an offer in the wings for something else and I don’t want to weigh this offer unfairly against the other one. It’s hard to do so with such a basic outline….

Abella asked:


Can you please explain what this means? Who spearheaded the negotiations? I am so confused…

Bush’s administration, along with the Progressive Conservative Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, spearheaded the negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which would eliminate the majority of tariffs on products traded among the United States, Canada, and Mexico, to encourage trade amongst the countries.
Yeah I know, George Bush was an idiot. So was his son.

sami s asked:


long term contract is now commonplace among this elite group. Nevertheless, rarely does a season pass without negotiations between one or more of the players’ associations and team owners for additional salary and fringe benefits for ALL players in their particular sports.
If a players’ association wanted to support its argument for higher ”average” salaries, which measure of central tendency do you think it should use and why?
To refute the argument, which measure of central tendency should the owners apply to the players’ salaries and why?

tuneman_29 asked:


We always hear about UAW negotiations with the Big Three American car makers, but we never hear about their negotiations with Toyota, or Honda, etc. If the UAW is not in the US plants of foreign car companies, is that fair? Shouldn’t the foreign companies have to play by the same US rules as the US car manufactures?

Live To Fish asked:


The pirates were tricked into thinking they were in for more negotiations when they were ambushed by the most powerful military on earth. Should Obama be hauled into The Hague for trial?

Sue asked:


HERE IS CT. I NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT CA IS FOR THESE THINGS.

State:
CT

General Scope of Bargaining for CT:
Wages, hours, and other conditions of employment

Items Excluded from Collective Bargaining for CT:
Civil Service (merit) testing, scoring, and hiring from dscoring lists

Recognizes Collective Bargaining Coalition for CT:
Yes, for retirement and health insurance benefits (allows some negotiation by individual unions)

Required Legislative Approval of Agreements for CT:
Statues provide for approval or rejection, but also allow default approval if no action by legislature within 30 days when in session

Bargaining Agreements Supersede Statues for CT:
Yes, for matters appropriate to collective bargaining

Strikes Prohibited for CT:
Yes

Nada asked:


There are a lot of people who expect Obama to work wonders here in the Middle East, and amongst them are Arabs. Do you think he’ll be able to do anything useful though? I mean, American foriegn policy is run by Israel, and they can’t have negotiations with any group that does not recognize Israel as a state. Even if he has good intentions, he’ll never be able to carry them out. Should we really get our hopes up for this guy?