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<br /> <br />Page 6 <br />1 <br />The only units that we have not reached <br /> <br />2 <br />agreement with, and their current contract has been <br />3 <br />extended by mutual agreement, is all the various units <br />4 <br />with HGEA. We have Units 3, 4, I believe 11, 13, and <br />5 <br />14, which is the Water Safety officers. So, all of <br />6 <br />those units have submitted a notice of arbitration <br />7 <br />because they've reached an impasse with the State and <br />8 <br />the counties, so each of those have been set for an <br />9 <br />arbitration hearing commencing -- two in September, one <br />10 <br />in October, one or two more in January. So, for the <br />11 <br />next six months or so, we'll be engaged in arbitration <br />12 <br />hearings for each of those units. And HGEA has elected <br />13 <br />to arbitrate each of those units separately, <br />14 <br />individually, so we'll be going through those by step <br />15 <br />arbitrations. <br />16 <br />So, that's where we're at. <br />17 <br />Again, you know, the numbers we put on the <br />18 <br />table is -- we submitted -- there's been offers for <br />19 <br />settlement negotiations. The State and counties have <br />20 <br />proposed a settlement offer which would be similar <br />21 <br />financially, financial benefits, to that which SHOPO, <br />22 <br />HFFA, and UPW are currently receiving, but that was <br />23 <br />rejected, and the counterproposal was for even higher <br />24 <br />raises. So, that's where we're at. <br />25 <br />The rest of the issues are confidential at <br /> <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />