SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The private operator of the Indiana Toll
Road and a union that represents its toll collectors both expressed
disappointment today over unresolved contract talks.

A spokesman for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local
364 in South Bend says neither side budged from their stances on
the percentage of temporary workers they would accept working on
the highway. He says the union wants no more than 10 percent
temporary workers, while the Indiana Toll Road Concession company
wants 30 percent.

A spokesman for the toll road operator says temporary workers
are needed to fill gaps in schedules. Dobbs says the operator has
been increasing the number of temporary workers while leaving
permanent jobs unfilled.

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