GRANITEROCK TALKS END again S.S.

NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BROKEN DOWN AGAIN BETWEEN WATSONVILLE-BASED GRANITEROCK COMPANY, AND THE 4 UNIONS THAT REPRESENT THE COMPANY?S WORKERS. OFFICIALS (FROM BOTH SIDES) SAID THEY HAD SETTLED NEARLY ALL MATTERS REGARDING PAY AND WORKING CONDITIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT REACH AN ACCORD ON A BACK-TO-WORK AGREEMENT (THAT WOULD END THE 10-WEEK STRIKE). AT ISSUE NOW, IS THE MATTER OF ?STRIKE PROTECTION?, (OR LANGUAGE THAT LIMITS WORKERS ABILITY TO JOIN OTHER STRIKES).