Worst-case scenario would be a strike starting Monday.

There's a sense of urgency on both contracts with looming deadlines Thursday night for Boeing, and essentially Sunday night for the garbage companies.

If it comes to that, that news will travel rather quickly.

Our members are hopped up and very angry.

It's an interesting company because not many people pay attention to what's going on out there. The reality is we have one of the premier paper box companies in the world.

It turned out to be a good situation because he didn't panic the woman that was with him didn't become a victim herself she got a stick and was able to pull him out.

I'm hoping we're going to see some major progress in our talks with the employers in the next two or three days. We don't want a strike, and we'll do everything possible to avoid one.

We've actually got a mail-order pharmacy looking at us. They've basically told us, if we stay at 2 -to-1, they're not coming.

We don't want a strike, and we'll do everything possible to avoid one. But the drivers authorized a strike by a 96 percent margin, indicating how serious they are about their key issues, and we're ready to strike if we are forced to.