Of course, new employees are always nervous about taking action and whether they will have a job afterward.

I'm quite sure there will be several manufacturers who are interested in talking to the employees.

We have said all along that we will talk any time, anywhere, ... We asked for a meeting prior to their next board meeting Tuesday, but they refused. We want to talk, they don?t.

We hope the recovery plan will be much more action-oriented than research-oriented. Research is fine but we think they've mistaken research for action.

Almost 60% of our employees in the bargaining unit did not participate in the latest industrial action.

During our last negotiations, we gave back some of our summer hours and we remain the lowest paid employees in the district. It would cost the district approximately $70,000 a year in total to give us what we are asking.