21.   The walkouts came after union and company negotiators at the two plants failed to reach contract settlements.

22.   They will hear Yokich and other union leaders explain the Chrysler-UAW contract settlement reached Sunday.

23.   Union members rejected a previous contract settlement this year.

24.   Owners delayed the season to press for a contract settlement.

25.   Actually, there has been some movement toward a contract settlement.

26.   Allina said many of the job cuts will still occur even if a contract settlement is reached before a strike.

27.   Hollywood writers agreed to a tentative contract settlement with producers Friday, likely averting a television and movie strike, sources said.

28.   Representatives striking Comair pilots said late Friday they would submit the proposed contract settlement to union members for a vote but are not endorsing the proposal.

29.   That operational turmoil ended only when the airline reached a costly contract settlement with its pilots that reverberated throughout the industry.

30.   The track also overcame a last-minute threat of a strike from pari-mutuel clerks when a contract settlement was reached Wednesday.