1.   At an earlier hearing, the board lashed out at a Queens jewelry company, accusing it of dismissing a dozen workers because they backed a union.

2.   He backed the union and said only a couple of Phoenix players voted for decertification.

3.   He could, but it is not likely that Gore would trumpet his remarks during the primaries that he would back civil unions between gays.

4.   If they believe that commitment is better than promiscuity, they need to back gay unions.

5.   Sylvain is one of thousands of workers who are dismissed, demoted or otherwise punished each year for backing a union.

6.   Sylvain said her firing frightened other workers from backing a union at Palm Gardens nursing home.

7.   That left their workers without jobs and caused many local farm workers to think twice about backing the union.

8.   The automaker quietly backed the union as it targeted Johnson Controls last fall in a battle to increase unionization at auto suppliers, analysts said.

9.   The automaker quietly backed the union as it targeted Johnson Controls last fall in a battle to increase representation at auto suppliers, analysts said.

10.   They assert that the union is denying workers their right to vote and often strong-arms workers into signing cards backing a union.