Last week the union rejected a contract that would have meant an annual saving of $27 million for the company.

That lets them blow off anger short of rejecting a contract.

Barnes was also unhappy with his playing terms, initially rejecting a new contract in 1992.

A majority of the city's teachers shared his displeasure, and for the first time in the union's history, rejected a contract.

Union workers rejected a contract last year that would have offered an 11 percent increase.

The workers walked out April 2 after rejecting a contract their own negotiators had recommended.

He rejected a new contract from Everton and was released at the end of the 2011-12 season.

On the same day that workers rejected a contract, senior executives became eligible for stock options, in some cases worth $5 million a person.

The union changed the provision to permit a majority to reject a proposed contract.

Despite rejecting a new contract, Jones will continue to give 100 per cent in the upcoming season.