They blamed poor management and a shortage of political will among negotiating countries for the lingering stalemate.

Analysts blamed previous management for the problems at the company, which has been struggling since a new chairman took over in 1986.

Parcells, his good friend, blames bad management and ownership.

Union leaders, on the other hand, blame management for failing to replenish the fleet with new buses.

But analysts also blame management for not riding herd on field operations.

It blames current top management and the board itself for not understanding how bad the problems are or knowing how to solve them.

Labor blames management: "When a guy's wearing a golden parachute, he doesn't care if the plane's on fire."

Not all employees blame management exclusively for their plight.

"But being a union leader is 10 times more difficult because I can't point a finger and blame management."