101.   The job is unionized, and those who pass a test and survive probation can count on step-by-step wage increases dictated by a labor contract.

102.   The laws bar unions and employers from signing labor contracts that require workers to be in a union to have a job.

103.   The labor contract between the owners and the players expired at the end of last year.

104.   The labor contract is for six years, with a league-controlled option for a seventh year.

105.   The loss of that status would have made them more subject to disciplinary procedures and weakened their bargaining position for future labor contracts.

106.   The NBA pushed back the start of training camps to Wednesday as lawyers worked to complete the new labor contract.

107.   The new labor contract has not yet been distributed.

108.   The labor board officially certified the Metal Trades Council as the union for the Avondale workers, which would normally bring negotiations for a labor contract.

109.   The number was boosted this year by strikes for higher wages during the renewal of labor contracts.

110.   The pilots have said they now favor the alliance but are withholding approval until they sign a new labor contract.