text: **Employees**
  
  As of December 31, 2004, we employed approximately 13,400 full-time employees, approximately 3,100 
  of whom were covered by collective bargaining agreements. Our management believes that we have good 
  relations with our employees. 
  
  **Compensation**
  
  We believe that our compensation program eÅectively aligns our Ñeld and corporate management team 
  with the company's overall goal of generating increasing amounts of free cash Öow while achieving targeted 
  earnings and returns on invested capital. This is done by utilizing simple and measurable metrics on which 
  incentive pay is based. At the Ñeld level, these metrics are based upon free cash Öow, earnings and return on 
  invested capital for each manager's geographic area of responsibility. Great eÅort is taken to ensure that these 
  individual goals agree to the overall goals of the company. Incentive compensation at the corporate level is 
  based on the obtainment of our company's overall goals. In addition, certain Ñeld and corporate employees 
  also participate in a long-term incentive program. We believe this program aligns our company's short- and 
  long-term goals and helps ensure that the long-term success of our company is not sacriÑced for the 
  obtainment of short-term goals. 