First of all, the Bargaining Team realizes that this process has been a long and sometimes frustrating one for all of you.

As we have stated many times, we are going to bargain as long as it takes to get a contract that you have earned and deserve.

We are pleased to report that we continue to make significant progress at the bargaining table. Some important issues remain, but we are making improvements every day.

We thank all of you for the continued support, mobilization and unity that has helped us along the way. As we continue bargaining, we ask that you keep the pressure on the Company through mobilization and any other activities your Local or mobilizers ask of you.

The coming days and weeks of this process will be the most important as we nail down the last few crucial issues. Stay Strong and Keep Fighting!!

WE will prevail—ONE DAY LONGER, ONE DAY STRONGER!!