11.   When the company proposed a retrenchment, its unions protested.

12.   Kilic said his union might protest by boycotting the next meeting of the commission that sets the minimum wage.

13.   The delegation will be visiting South Korea at a time of turmoil as unions protest a new labor law.

14.   The union is also protesting the recent imposition of five-year jail sentences on six of its members for their role in demonstrations earlier this month.

15.   The unions are also protesting what they fear could be the opening of the French railroad traffic to foreign competition in compliance with a directive from the European Union.

16.   The unions are protesting corporate restructuring which will result in mass layoffs.

17.   The unions are protesting cuts in unemployment benefits.

18.   The union is protesting measures taken by the town to contract out work that would otherwise be done by union members.

19.   The unions are protesting cost-cutting measures at the airline, including the leasing of Australian planes and crews.

20.   The unions were also protesting an EU directive that will liberalize the hiring of ship hands, allowing companies to hire non-EU nationals and pay them less.