He is scheduled to negotiate with the union again on Monday.

The companies have been negotiating separately with the union since June 24.

Any changes to testing procedures have to be negotiated with the union.

The owners, for their part, refused to negotiate with the union.

That includes $190 million in savings still to be negotiated with the teachers' union.

But these efficiencies must be negotiated with the teachers' union.

From the start the administrators were unwilling to negotiate with the union.

Caporale said the group would look forward to negotiating with the union.

The company's chief goal in negotiating a separate contract with the union has been to reduce those benefits.

But 29 growers have vowed not to negotiate with the union.