We want very much to reach an agreement with the union and to start putting our company back together again.

No agreements have been reached with the state's other unions.

He also said the provisions were a major reason the city had failed to reach a contract with the union.

So far, it has not succeeded in reaching an agreement with its unions.

Reaching an agreement with the teachers' union is important to the Dinkins administration.

It has already reached an agreement with the teachers' union to defer part of its recent wage increase.

Moreover, it noted that the county had failed for four years to reach a contract settlement with the union.

"It is imperative that we reach new agreements with our remaining unions," he said.

United has been working steadily the last couple weeks to reach concession agreements with its unions.

The city reached its accord with the teachers' union just days before it is supposed to pass its budget for 2003.