Patrick Cyril "Sid" Ryan (born 1952) is a Canadian labour union leader and politician. Ryan is the former[1] president of the Ontario Federation of Labour. (wikipedia)
Every day that they put this legislation off to the future is more time to negotiate.
I'd say it's a hunk of meat rather than a bone.
I am going to try to lower the temperature if I can. We're just exploring ideas, particularly over the weekend when the legislature's not sitting.