1.   The unions have always tried to improve the lot of their members.

2.   The union is trying to persuade the bank to offer redundancy to staff who have already volunteered.

3.   And for the first time, the unions are trying to create alliances of convenience with conservative Republicans who oppose the China deal on the grounds of national security.

4.   As a result, unions today try to avoid strikes.

5.   At the same time, she said, the union is trying not to intrude.

6.   Before the conference call, Hunter revealed that the union is trying to stage an exhibition in Las Vegas the first week of December.

7.   Ackerman said the union is trying to renegotiate minimum salaries for rookies, the sliding rookie pay scale, and player bonuses.

8.   General Motors and the UAW are waging a war of inches as the company seeks to cut costs and the union tries to save jobs.

9.   He said Harris thinks unions are simply trying to protect their own jobs.

10.   If the union chooses Ford, the company would negotiate exclusively with the UAW for a pact that the union would try to apply across the auto industry.