11.   Because Selig controls the management side of labor negotiations, Fehr has wanted to meet with him to determine whether a deal was possible.

12.   Because labor negotiations at key state firms like the Seoul subway usually set precedents for talks at private companies, management is alarmed.

13.   Bloomberg, whose own employees are not unionized, has had little experience in large labor negotiations.

14.   Both Johnson and Boeing executives said their successful talks have paved the way for smoother labor negotiations next year.

15.   ----- As sports fans, we have become used to owners getting their butts handed to them whenever they square off with player unions in labor negotiations.

16.   A battle-tested lawyer who once represented the tobacco industry, Hunter was a newcomer to labor negotiations.

17.   A strong commissioner could get the labor negotiations moving to a conclusion.

18.   But no sensible person would want to be involved with baseball this winter, when labor negotiations resume.

19.   But the d.h. has been a sticking point in the lingering labor negotiations.

20.   But the Mitchell bill could backfire on our members, who have coverage now and are battling in every set of labor negotiations to hold on to it.