A： labor relations have been getting heated over the last few days. There‘s even talk of a strike if contract negotiations don’t go smoothly.
B： I would hate to see the negotiations go sour， because the last thing we need is more trouble from the labor union. What do they want this time？
A： they are demanding another raise for full-time employees and more vacation days. They claim there‘s an increase of work-related stress， so there ought to be some kind of compensation for higher perssure on the job.
B： hasn’t it always been stressful？ Why make demands now？
A： with cutbacks after the recession， there is more workload per employee， so in actuality they do have more stress now than in the past. I just don‘t know if it warrants a pay raise foe everyone.
B： I guess the labor union seems to think so.
最近這些日子勞資關系越來越緊張。有傳聞說如果合同談判不能順利進行就會舉行罷工。
我不愿意看到談判失敗，因為我們最不想要的就是公會給我們帶來太多的麻煩。這次他們想要干什么？
他們要求給全日制的工人在增加一次工資，增加更多的假期。他們，聲稱工作壓力越來越大，所以應該對工作帶來的高壓給予某種補償。
B： I would hate to see the negotiations go sour， because the last thing we need is more trouble from the labor union. What do they want this time？
A： they are demanding another raise for full-time employees and more vacation days. They claim there‘s an increase of work-related stress， so there ought to be some kind of compensation for higher perssure on the job.
B： hasn’t it always been stressful？ Why make demands now？
A： with cutbacks after the recession， there is more workload per employee， so in actuality they do have more stress now than in the past. I just don‘t know if it warrants a pay raise foe everyone.
B： I guess the labor union seems to think so.
最近這些日子勞資關系越來越緊張。有傳聞說如果合同談判不能順利進行就會舉行罷工。
我不愿意看到談判失敗，因為我們最不想要的就是公會給我們帶來太多的麻煩。這次他們想要干什么？
他們要求給全日制的工人在增加一次工資，增加更多的假期。他們，聲稱工作壓力越來越大，所以應該對工作帶來的高壓給予某種補償。