pinnaclefo and i have been talking about this the last couple of days. we decided not to post it since we didn't want to get our hopes up again, only to have them dashed. but yes we have heard that a ta has been reached hence the abnormal quietness after the negotiation sessions. usually the union comes right back and says the company didn't have anything and no progress was made. the only person i have heard this from was a couple of the lifers in ops talking about it. but none of them were union guys so who knows. it sure would be nice.

here is my negative point on this. we get a contract then the company declares bankruptcy 2 months from now and beats us down anyway... ok, time for positive thinking again.