and the Bermuda Government has concluded, a top union official said yesterday.

And a final ruling is expected in about three weeks.

There were 12 issues separating the Bermuda Industrial Union and the Bermuda Government negotiating team BIU president Mr. Ottiwell Simmons said.

Among the issues were wages, vacations, sick and health benefits. The talks were originally scheduled to conclude on Friday but they were carried over until yesterday because of these matters were still to be resolved.

Today the non-clinical hospital workers being their round of arbitration talks.