51.   The squeeze on wages, which has become almost a permanent condition, is blamed on intense competition and the growing use of technology to replace workers.

52.   The union had called for GM to hire hundreds more workers at the Warren factory, where they said no retiring workers had been replaced in nearly two years.

53.   Urban factories can usually replace unskilled workers, the international experts said, but farm families cannot.

54.   UPS is so huge that replacing its workers was not a credible option.

55.   Also Monday, Home Affairs Minister Ronald Gajraj repeated warnings that the government might declare a state of emergency, allowing it to use troops to replace striking workers.

56.   Employer replaces worker as Colombian hostage.

57.   He drew cheers when he said he favors banning the practice of replacing striking workers.

58.   He said the government was mobilizing army soldiers and nonunion members to replace striking workers.

59.   It includes no plans for layoffs, and no plans to replace state workers with private companies.

60.   Officials would only say they were trying to minimize the number of layoffs by not replacing workers who retire or quit.