21.   Tens of thousands of union members who just a few months ago were expecting large raises find themselves fighting demands to accept pay freezes.

22.   The dues increase was unpopular because it came right after the pay freeze and after the six-figure salaries of several leaders were raised further.

23.   The House version of the budget resolution did not contain any pay freeze for members, and Kasich ultimately won out.

24.   The pay freeze, demanded by Gov. George Pataki as the price for not vetoing the pay raise, has failed to work any magic.

25.   The Senate plan includes a seven-year pay freeze for senior government officials.

26.   The U.S. House of Representatives must adopt similar language for the pay freeze to go into effect.

27.   They have threatened strikes in mid-October as a result of an effective pay freeze next year and concerns for jobs.

28.   With many city teachers disgruntled about a two-year pay freeze, she is facing a strong challenge, although she is widely expected to win.

29.   President Charles Taylor, also the army commander-in-chief, ordered the pay freeze until the true size of the army is determined.

30.   A short honeymoon for President Jacques Chirac and his conservative government is turning quickly to an autumn of discontent among unions threatening to strike over a planned pay freeze.