21.   The turnpike workers have not authorized a strike.

22.   The union has already authorized a strike.

23.   Voting to authorize a strike is like cocking a loaded gun.

24.   Union members also voted on whether to authorize a strike against TWA.

25.   Workers at the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper have authorized a strike if management refuses to moderate its stance in current negotiations, the union said.

26.   Workers at three parts factories in Michigan have authorized strikes unless negotiators can resolve their concerns.

27.   Pilots are voting this week on whether to authorize a strike, with results scheduled to be released Monday.

28.   BTF members voted to authorize a strike last year, too, but ended up going to work without a contract.

29.   Bush authorized the strike Thursday morning.

30.   Flight attendants, who have been working without a new contract for more than two years, voted in February to authorize a strike.