Alexis Herman Urge Quotations

I've asked leaders of the Teamsters Union and the United Parcel Service to meet with me today at the Labor Department and they have both agreed. I intend to talk with each party individually to find out what it will take to move these talks forward and to urge greater flexibility and a willingness to compromise to get back to the bargaining table,

Their presence here today is a clear signal of their commitment to redouble their efforts to try to reach a settlement, ... I urge them to stay at the table until they reach a settlement.

I intend to talk with each party individually to find out what it will take to move these talks forward and to urge greater flexibility and a willingness to compromise to get back to the bargaining table,

I am pleased that both sides have agreed to go back to the bargaining table, and I urge them to stay at the table until they reach a settlement, ... The key now is for both parties to find a new way to look at the issues and find the solution.