We faced one of the most difficult challenges in bargaining that we have in a good many years.

We faced one of the most difficult challenges in bargaining that we have in a good many years, ... the Ford workers probably knew that more than anyone, given the amount of downtime they've had, given the uncertainty, the media speculation of workplace closures and layoffs.

It was a tough set of bargaining, ... To get that kind of endorsement from the membership is just exhilarating.

It shows that even in tough bargaining, if the union and the company meet their responsiblities, a deal can be reached.

It's become more difficult than we anticipated.

We really did think we'd have this thing done late this morning or early afternoon, but it's become more difficult than we had anticipated, ... There's a lot of very difficult issues related to job security at all locations.