Let me say from the outset, I fundamentally believe that the offer we have on the table is a fair one. I fundamentally believe it is also an affordable one. I do not know if passion is the right word, but I certainly believe that sincerely. I think the union has a moral obligation to allow its membership to vote on whether we have presented, as legislators, myself and my Cabinet colleagues, a fair agreement. If the union requests to go to a mediator, we are prepared to move today, tomorrow, the next day, but at the end of the day for me, when we all talk about democracy and the right of workers and the right of management, et cetera; I have to believe in my heart that the responsibility lies with the UNW to allow its membership, my constituents, to vote on whether this offer is fair or not. I believe we will be judged based on that. Thank you.
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