11.   It had already begun the process of hiring replacements, it said.

12.   Meanwhile, the Times plans to resume hiring permanent replacement workers, a practice it had halted while talks were underway.

13.   Sizemore said The Times had no plans to resume hiring permanent replacement workers.

14.   Sizemore said that no decision had been made on hiring replacements for staff reporters and photographers, who walked out along with advertising, marketing and circulation personnel.

15.   The newpaper said it plans to resume hiring permanent replacement workers, a practice it had halted while talks were underway.

16.   The newpaper also said it plans to resume hiring permanent replacement workers, a practice it had halted while talks were underway.

17.   The Times plans to resume hiring permanent replacement workers, a practice it had halted while talks were underway.

18.   The Seattle Times vowed to begin hiring permanent replacements for striking workers on Wednesday, a decision the workers characterized as a possibly illegal ploy to break the union.

19.   The Times also planned to resume hiring permanent replacement workers if no deal was reached by the deadline.

20.   The Times has said it will resume hiring permanent replacement workers if its latest offer is not accepted.