1.   The Cubs voted not to play but the planned walkout quickly collapsed when baseball officials threatened to bar the players for life.

2.   The nurses put off their planned walkout today until at least Sunday so they could review the new deals and vote on them.

3.   The planned walkout is over contract disputes, a union spokesman said.

4.   The nurses put off their planned walkout until at least Saturday so they could review the new deals and vote on them.

5.   The nurses put off their planned walkout until at least Sunday so they could review the new deals and vote on them.

6.   The walkout was further easing for other public services, including mail delivery, and unionized air-traffic controllers called off a planned Friday walkout.

7.   This time, many customers were aware beforehand of the planned walkout.

8.   University of Washington graduate teaching assistants spent Saturday making picket signs as administrators braced for a planned walkout on Monday.