The keepers by in large stood by their animals, but the maintenance people did not. The clerical people more or less maintained their positions, the curators, many clerical people came in regularly and cared for the animals when the keepers could not because the keepers had to go and be on the striking lines to show their unity with the union. And we negotiated day after day after day, and mayor Bob Wagner got involved in the negotiations, but he was not able to help very much. And after seven weeks, the union agreed to our demand and said yes, that the animal welfare would not be a subject of strikes, and it’s worked and the union has been responsible and we’ve tried to be responsible to them. And I think the union has been a good thing for everybody, and I think they feel the relationship has been a good one. So that’s the story of our strike as best I can remember it.
