Eric Rabe
Eric Rabe
anybody certainly continue interest negotiate walking
We will certainly continue to negotiate with anybody who's here. We have no interest in walking away from talks.
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It's our fervent hope that we will be able to negotiate that contract and get it over as quickly as possible. We continue to believe that we've made progress and that the end of this negotiation process continues to be within reach. We believe we can reach an agreement quickly and get workers back on the job. We want this strike to be over.
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We're looking forward to nailing down the details as quickly as we can. We'll continue to talk until people collapse and even then we could talk in our sleep if we have to.
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We believe we reached a good general framework for obtaining a contract, but right now we're down to the wire. I'm still optimistic that we'll get it done in a few days but I'm not sure we'll get it done today.
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We're in a position that could results in a new contract, and the end of the strike and getting people back to work.
attempt engaged
We're not engaged in any improper attempt . . . to get proprietary information.
anybody concerned country industry power puts
Anybody in the industry ... in the country ... has to be concerned about the power that it puts in AT&T's hands,
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As far as I know, that's a suit against her, and we have nothing to do with that.
repair services slower
Some other services may be slower as well, like repair or installation.
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Some groups, maybe religious groups, object to some programming that's on television and don't want to see it, but furthermore don't want to pay for it. I think the reality is that if you want to allow the development of new programming ideas and give start-up channels a chance to get out there and see if they're going to be successful, you need some mechanism to help get them going.
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I think all of us who work underground try our best not to hit anybody.
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I honestly believe we are in a situation where this could come together in a matter of hours if people agree that it's time to do that, but we haven't been able to get that kind of an agreement from the unions. Frankly, we think we're there. Obviously there's not complete agreement on this.
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It's not competition yet, but . . . it may turn out to be yet another way in which people are competing with us.
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Intense negotiations have continued late last evening, then resumed again at 9:30 a.m., ... The current talks are intense.