You don't think it's time for a strike yet. It's probably going to be better to at least try to negotiate first. You come to the table with the representatives of the angels and your friend the scorpion. The management says they're willing to renegotiate the contracts to keep you from striking, but they need some sort of a thing they can bring back to show as a win. You and the scorpion think what you can toss into the offer to sweeten the pot somewhat