in detail ... what it would take to get them back to the bargaining table. I made it clear that everyone involved must show greater flexibility and a willingness to compromise.

I am pleased that both sides have agreed to go back to the bargaining table, and I urge them to stay at the table until they reach a settlement, ... The key now is for both parties to find a new way to look at the issues and find the solution.

My overall message for labor members is... that we understand that the benefits of trade are clear, but the disruption and the dislocation are painfully concentrated and we can't ignore them.

We want to get to the bargaining table and get it done. Is it idealistic to think that's possible? Maybe, given the history. But we're still committed to getting it done in negotiations.

If you had actually invited SEIU back to the bargaining table, you would have a written document, ... Do not come in here and play games with the Board of Supervisors.

There are some members who seem to take inordinate pains to look at every detail that concerns Mitchell.