91.   The two sides have begun meeting with a federal mediator.

92.   The two sides held several meetings with a federal mediator over the last month to try to resolve the dispute.

93.   The union has set an informal deadline of Wednesday for getting an agreement in the dual talks, which are being supervised by separate federal mediators.

94.   The tentative pact came after two days of intense negotiations arranged by a federal mediator.

95.   The tentative settlement came a day after Labor Secretary Robert Reich offered federal mediators to help resolve the impasse.

96.   The White House called on the two sides to return to the bargaining table, and they were to have met Saturday in Chicago with a federal mediator.

97.   The union delayed the strike because it had expected to resume negotiations at a meeting Monday with a federal mediator.

98.   The union leaders said they will be in contact with a federal mediator to schedule the meeting.

99.   They have been meeting with a federal mediator in Kansas City.

100.   Those negotiations, which are being refereed by a federal mediator, are in recess until mid-August.