31.   In addition to gambling and loan sharking, the crews are said to get payoffs from trucking and shipping firms for labor peace in Ports Newark and Elizabeth.

32.   In exchange they would offer managers the prospect of labor peace and even workplace concessions.

33.   In exchange, the mayor gets five years of labor peace.

34.   Instead, they will lock in six years of presumed labor peace.

35.   It would be nice if a new collective-bargaining agreement promises fans long-term labor peace and makes owning the Royals more attractive.

36.   Lately, it has come to labor peace, which has created the most lucrative industry in the history of professional sports.

37.   Lawyers for both sides must put the agreement in writing, but essentially labor peace is assured through at least the first season of the next millenium.

38.   Look, people tell us if we had left the previous agreement intact we would have had three more years of labor peace.

39.   Meanwhile, until that day of labor peace arrives, Pete Rose will not be moping.

40.   NBA insiders expect a long negotiating process this summer before labor peace is reached.