And so that’s the view from both sides - and while they may seem far apart, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour Carla Barnett sees both sides inching closer.  After two days of separate meetings with both sides, she told us, quote, “I believe we have reached a point where they will be able to come back to the table and have one meeting tomorrow morning with the two sides.  She added,  quote, “it feels positive to me, (and) through shuttle diplomacy we feel we have worked it through.  She concluded, quote,  “I expect we will have solved it by tomorrow morning,” end quote. 

We’ll keep following it closely, of course.