If the union wanted to go on strike, they could have gone on strike on the Fourth of July. But they know, by scheduling for this time of year, that it's going to hurt the people most.

I'm lonelier than the Maytag repairman. We're sitting at the hotel, waiting for the union negotiators.

They came out confident and our girls came out nervous.

It's a very good sign that they've come back to begin negotiating again. Talking is better than walking.

There was no progress on any of them.

They're two highly regarded elected officials. We would certainly hope that they are able to add something to this.

This is a strike that should not have happened.

As anybody in the United States is aware, the skyrocketing costs of health care are at crisis proportions. The union has been very reluctant to pay any of that.

A covenant is defined as a contract. And the terms of a contract have to be negotiated.

It was a lack of supervision and sloppiness and I think those two things have certainly been corrected.