But it doesn't take five weeks to clear up minor contract language.
The deal is subject to his passing a physical and the completion of contract language.
The new contract language is complicated, however, and has a few small pieces of good news for the auto makers.
After months of give-and-take, they agree on contract language and want to put it to a vote.
In sessions yesterday, they completed the contract language on the new service rule.
The judge said this was "a minor dispute" over contract language.
Many boards may give raises even in bad years and allow the executives to control much of their contract language.
Once the money was agreed to, the two sides set about trying to agree on contract language.
One official said lawyers were still working on contract language.
No one had thought of adding contract language to deal with satellite broadcast to a much larger market.