Well it is unusual to have such a low deductible and I know that one way you can save enormous amounts on premiums is to raise it to a more reasonable level. That is totally within the union's control. And so far that's not something they have wanted to look at.

Jeff Friedman

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Well, our response is for the negotiating team, during negotiations.

— Jeff Friedman

NegotiatingNegotiationsResponse

I think there was a misunderstanding about what yesterday's meeting was all about, and we had one idea of what we were coming for and they had another. And we got off on a bad foot, but we're gonna continue to meet tomorrow and move forward.

— Jeff Friedman

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It was a shot. I think they're still tracking that one on radar.

— Jeff Friedman

There will be another opportunity for public testimony.

— Jeff Friedman

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This is just a one-year agreement. It's the first step on the road to doing what we need to do, which is paying our employees a fair and competitive wage.

— Jeff Friedman