>> WE FOLLOWED THROUGH ON THE DEAL. THEY WANTED A PROPOSAL. TOLD ME THEY WAS GOING TO HAVE ONE ON THE 23RD. TODAY IS THE 23RD. TODAY IS THE DEADLINE. >> MILWAUKEE COUNTY BUS DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE EYE-TO-EYE WITH THE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM ON CURRENT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. DRIVERS WANT SAFER WORK CONDITIONS, BETTER WAGES AND FOR MCTS TO RESTORE SERVICE TO SOME BUS LINES. >> THERE'S A LOT OF INJUSTICES THAT ARE CONSTANTLY BEING DONE TO US DRIVERS BUT WE MANAGE TO COME TO WORK. >> DRIVERS LIKE JOANNE AND OTHERS VENTED THEIR FRUSTRATIONS THIS MORNING DURING A TRANSIT COMMITTEE MEETING. >> WE'RE GOING TO BE PERPETUALLY NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS NO REALIZE, WE'RE NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT THAT EXPIRED ON APRIL 1, 2018. >> THIS CONTRACT NEGOTIATION JUST HAS MORALE IN THE TANK. EVERYBODY'S TIRED OF IT. THE PUBLIC'S TIRED OF IT, WORKERS ARE TIRED OF IT. >> THE DRIVERS’ UNION HAD AN ECONOMIST AT THE MEETING WHO CLAIMED THE COUNTY HAS A BUDGET SURPLUS. BUT THE COMPTROLLER DISAGREED. IF HE WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED THE NUMBERS DOWN TO THE BOTTOM LINE , MOST OF THE NUMBERS OF THOSE CHANGES WERE USED TO REDUCE THAT LIABILITY RELATED TO PENSION. >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY TO THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON YOUR DRIVERS TO GET AROUND? >> ASK THE COUNTY EXEC WHY WE DON'T HAVE ANY BUS SERVICE. ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS SEND ME A PROPOSAL TODAY. THAT'S IT. HOW SIMPLE IS THAT. IT'S CALLED INCOMPETENCE. PATRICK: MCTS SENT A STATEMENT TO 12 NEWS SAYING IT’S ’PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS’ BEING MADE WITH UNION OFFICIALS AND LOOKS FORWARD TO THE NEXT FACE-TO-FACE NEGOTIATION MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER