Every indication that they've given us formally or informally is that they don't plan to make any improvements to their proposals.

Essentially, they've made no new proposals since the last strike. We were hoping to withdraw this week's (strike) notice, if we had made some significant progress.

It's not an apples-to-apples comparison. Yes, there are less expensive plans, but they don't offer comparable coverage to the union's plan.

Many teenagers are supplementing the family income. Connecticut has a high standard of living, and people need more money to live on.

It's good for everyone ? it's good for families, it's good for all of us. It's going to be busy this next year, too, just going by what's happening lately.

The Iranian situation is making us all very nervous... We don't seem to be getting anywhere on the diplomatic solutions.