Thank you for your question.
As I indicated earlier, we feel that the special mediator role as it appears in this bill is not really what we had been asking for in the industrial inquiry. In fact, we asked for greater powers to be given to conciliation officers to do such things as compelling appearance and helping the parties get to the core issues in bargaining.
It's unfortunate that during the strike the parties had very little time at the table, even though the union had requested time at the bargaining table after the dispute had begun. There was nothing there that compelled the parties to be at the table, even during a strike.