11.   A union spokesman declined to say if progress is being made, and a company spokesman said the company was hopeful that a settlement could be reached.

12.   A union spokesman refused to comment.

13.   A union spokesman said the strikes would continue until a deal was reached.

14.   A union spokesman today declined to disclose details of the talks, which resume amid mounting pressure to end the strike.

15.   A union spokesman was skeptical Saturday about the vandalism reports.

16.   A union spokesman, Ron Judd, scoffs at the notion that the strike is causing irreparable harm to the bosses.

17.   But a union spokesman said that the two sides could reach agreement when talks reconvene Wednesday night.

18.   But Deane, the union spokesman, said the meeting would probably last three days with a vote on Monday.

19.   But NATO found the gear unsuitable, said Tom Walker, a Union spokesman.

20.   But the fact that talks were still continuing is a promising sign, union spokesman Matt Bates said.