They want more. They're a corporate bully. They want our lunch money, our futures, our job protections.

We have contingency factors built in for increased costs due to the market, and we can just move money from the contingency fund into the budget if we need to. I think we have all the big surprises taken care of, but we want to leave a pot of money for anything unforeseen. And there are things we can add back on if we have money left. With a job this big, though, I can assure you there will be changes.

At first, I thought money invested into revitalizing main streets rather than industrial development was like throwing money down a rat hole. But now many people are moving out of the big cities to escape the rat race. They want to move to small, charming towns that offer a sense of place.

There's relief that there's finally a tentative agreement, but there's outrage at some of the changes in it.

On many issues, we have found common ground. But we have a gulf between us on job security, particularly if the airline is sold or merged.

At the meetings, we can talk about how to perpetually organize and the value of continually setting resources aside to do this. And we absolutely must leave with a plan for specific actions.