Unions are upset that this happened. I know [the Ramada] has received a lot of letters of support to the general manager asking them to hire back the workers.

Joe and Pat were longtime workers there.

Some of the principals in the corporation are the same people. We took the position that it was the same company.

It's our position at this time that there was no just cause to discharge any of these people.

We have a signed contract. We're prohibited from picketing or calling a boycott.