41.   But transit officials are also pursuing one of their longtime priorities, demanding that the transit union agree to more flexible work rules.

42.   By all accounts, Germany is groaning under the strain of high labor costs, lavish vacation and sick pay benefits, and rigid work rules.

43.   Colleges are a bit like a company in which management has ceded to the union much of the control over work rules and even basic goals.

44.   Companies are cutting jobs and governments are making labor markets more flexible by repealing high payroll taxes and laws requiring restrictive work rules.

45.   Contract negotiations become a high-stakes game, since a new agreement sets pay rates and work rules for several years.

46.   Different federal appeals courts have adopted different viewpoints, leading the Federal Railroad Administration to apply different work rules in different parts of the country.

47.   Employees made concessions on pay, work rules and benefits last year.

48.   Even in the Delta some women say the new work rules gave them the push they needed to find employment.

49.   Fleming said the excess of workers is partly the fault of antiquated work rules still on the books.

50.   Flexibility in scheduling and other work rules are also limited by the unions.