1.   But the striking pilots are expecting Delta to force the question soon, leaving pilots at other carriers to choose between union solidarity and defying their management.

2.   Clinton invoked the Railway Labor Act, ordering striking pilots back to work and appointing the special board.

3.   In September, striking pilots grounded Northwest Airlines for nearly three weeks.

4.   President Clinton ordered striking American Airlines pilots back to work just moments after they walked out Friday night.

5.   President Clinton, who ordered striking pilots at American Airlines back to work last year, decided not to repeat the move.

6.   SECRETARY ENTERS NORTHWEST STRIKE Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater asked officials of Northwest Airlines and its striking pilots union to meet with him in Washington on Tuesday.

7.   Striking pilots will lose their jobs and all their seniority.

8.   PAL earlier dismissed the striking pilots and announced a drastic reduction of operations to cope with financial problems worsened by the strike.

9.   PAL fired all the striking pilots after they ignored a government return-to-work order and many reapplied as new hires.

10.   PAL fired all the striking pilots after they ignored the return-to-work order.