1.   But no one was holding out high hopes for any success Usery might have in solving the longest labor shutdown in professional sports history.

2.   Meanwhile, baseball continues to teeter on down the road to the next apocalyptic labor shutdown.

3.   Part of an NHL that could be facing a serious labor shutdown a few years down the road.

4.   With eight labor shutdowns in three decades, history warns against expecting owners and players to consummate a prompt deal.

5.   The oil industry -- the leading source of income -- was paralyzed in recent months when a worker labor shutdown protested against military ruler Sani Abacha.