It's an appropriate result for both parties.

That people don't want to give this away of their own free will goes without saying.

If there is no solution in sight by then, we will be forced to say that talks have officially failed.

I fear that the next wage round will be fierce ... You can never rule out a strike, although I don't wish to talk about one at the beginning of negotiations.

Pay talks have now become a pay-related workers' movement.

We are not interested in conflict, we are interested in a solution.