There's an advantage to belonging to an international. One obvious thing (affecting union members) is the lack of a strike and defense fund.

Our labor agreement was one that the membership overwhelmingly ratified, and it turned out to be a pretty decent labor agreement. We gained wages, gained benefits - pensions were status quo - and we redesigned and restructured the workforce to be more efficient, as we have all across the industry.

Our labor agreement was one that the membership overwhelmingly ratified, and it turned out to be a pretty decent labor agreement. We gained wages, gained benefits — pensions were status quo — and we redesigned and restructured the workforce to be more efficient, as we have all across the industry.

The company continues to insist on concessions with no rhyme or reason. There?s been give-and-take on both sides, but it?s very slow, and there?s a really huge gap between the parties.

We've got mobile homes rolled into mobile homes. We've got mobile homes blown into houses. It's all debris.

Our labor agreement was one that the membership overwhelmingly ratified, and it turned out to be a pretty decent labor agreement. We gained wages, gained benefits — pensions were status quo — and we redesigned and restructured the workforce to be more efficient, as we have all across the industry.