These negotiations are dragging on and even issues that are reported as settled details are not working out to our liking.

I spoke to them about 9:30 a.m. We gave it to the company, they are looking it over.

It's a concern, but it's hard to tell right now what kind of impact it will be. The calls are already going out for construction jobs, for electricians to work.

The sense that an agreement is within reach certainly is stronger than it has been in the last few days. We have not set any new deadline. We feel that a good faith effort is being made, and we're hopeful this could be the day we reach an agreement.