51.   A UAW spokesman said a ratification vote has yet to be scheduled, but one local leader said it was planned for the end of next week.

52.   After that, a ratification vote conducted through mail-in ballots will take about five weeks to complete.

53.   Both agreements will be submitted to the International Association of Machinists membership for a ratification vote, the National Mediation Board said.

54.   Five other hospitals had reached tentative agreements with nurses and were awaiting ratification votes.

55.   If accepted by the two parties, the agreement would guarantee approval of the charter by the full Constitutional Assembly when it holds a ratification vote Wednesday.

56.   If any of those hospitals were to reach a tentative agreement, a strike would be delayed until a ratification vote.

57.   Later, Muslim deputies in the federation parliament blasted the agreement and postponed the ratification vote.

58.   National Basketball Association players have delayed a ratification vote on a new labor deal, saying they want to reopen negotiations with the league.

59.   Nurses demanded recounts of weekend ratification votes by staff at those hospitals and two other Allina clinics.

60.   Officials for both sides refused to release details pending the ratification vote but said they were pleased with the proposal.