21.   At Motorola, workers can get cash to buy a house.

22.   At the moment, most layoffs are still in the indefinable future, though some workers have gotten notice.

23.   Bands and entertainers could not fly into New York for bookings, and workers could not get into Manhattan to staff restaurants, clubs and bars.

24.   Before this, non-union workers automatically got whatever the union negotiated for its members.

25.   Bosses have long suspected their workers are getting less loyal.

26.   A cash squeeze on local government means that many state-sector workers are again getting their wages late.

27.   A number of large companies have announced generous health insurance subsidies for families of their lost employees, and low-income workers can get temporary coverage through Medicaid.

28.   Affected workers also will get help with resume, job search and other outplacement services, Baskin said.

29.   After adjusting for inflation, workers got raises of less than a single percentage point.

30.   After a six-month trial, a worker gets one raise.