The bargaining committee met with the state on 5/8/08 and an agreement to establish 3 working committees on language was reached. There will be also a "MAP" committee and various agency committees that will meet later into the process also to discuss departmental issues seperately.

On 5/14/08 the union will caucus to ste up members of the new committees agreed on do updates on the work that has been done thus far.

Shortly after that date they will be joined by representatives from the state side and will begin to negotiate proposed language changes changes,deletions, and additions in these three committees.

Main Table topics involving economics have been placed on hold until the state can make proposals dealing with monies. That should happen by the end of June.

Westboro on the Bargaining Committee are Chrys Zarazinski and Pat Spagnuolo.