Local Negotiations Have Started

Hey Folks,

Your negotiating committee met with the company today. We exchanged lists of items that each side would like to see come out of these negotiations. After the exchange, the company briefly went through the items on their list, giving a short explanation of each point. When they were finished, we did the same with the items on our list.

There were a number of points where the company and the union have similar interest, so these items should be easy to take care of. Other issues on the two lists have been mostly hammered out in the discussions that have already taken place, and we hope to put them to rest tomorrow. Of course, there are also some issues that may be more difficult to deal with to settle, so keep your representatives in your prayer.

I will try to send out briefs often and I will be providing greater detail when that is possible.

Thanks,