11.   But they said the plan would take effect only if the union agreed to a limit on player payrolls in a new labor contract.

12.   But transit officials are also pursuing one of their longtime priorities, demanding that the transit union agree to more flexible work rules.

13.   By avoiding disruptive layoffs, Levine said, the city got the unions to agree to reduce the size of government.

14.   City officials have said they expect the police to accept the pattern of wages that other city unions have agreed to.

15.   He said the union had agreed to seek a settlement through next week if necessary.

16.   He said the union had also agreed to limit its use of sick leave, which could lower the overall cost to the city.

17.   He said unions have agreed to cooperate with companies to help them cut costs and restructure to make them more competitive.

18.   If workers vote against union representation, the union agreed to stop all organizing and boycott activities for a year.

19.   In exchange for job and income protections, the unions agreed to more flexibility in the workplace, including the elmination of some job classifications.

20.   In August, the union agreed.