went forward with them, and no doubt management will have proposals too. Cooke: It was basically priorities, because we didn't have [everyone there] . . . there was some lively discussion, because not everybody agreed with it. Grieves: It's very difficult when you have a membership this diverse, when it seems like focusing on the needs of one group may be infringing on the rights of another group, and so it's quite an interesting process. When you say different groups, are you referring to faculty versus staff? Cooke: Sometimes, but sometimes different groups of faculty or staff have different ideas or needs. Will discussions of rank and tenure factor into the discussions at all? Cooke: We've been having ongoing meetings with faculty about concepts of rank and tenure and we're still sorting out the details of that but it's pretty public knowledge that we've been talking about it. Grieves: Tenure is not the issue as much as rank and promotion is, but they're all intertwined. Are there any feelings that a strike could be imminent? Grieves: No. It's impossible to predict the outcome of all of this, but  our institution has a long history of bargaining in good faith, and we have always shown respect on both sides. We don't expect it to be any different this time. As long as bargaining continues in good faith, and the process of bargaining somehow recognizes the service we provide and reflects the fact that we know our wages are falling and have