1.   Union officials decried the layoff threat as a scare tactic and dug in their heels.

2.   Pilots began phoning in sick, saying the layoff threats had left them too stressed-out to fly.

3.   Pilots have been calling in sick en masse since Friday, claiming they are under too much stress because of the layoff threats.

4.   Pilots have been calling in sick en masse since Friday, claiming they are under too much stressed because of the layoff threats.

5.   Cathay Pacific Airways canceled more than a dozen flights Saturday after growing numbers of pilots facing paycuts and layoff threats called in sick to work, the airline said.

6.   Cathay was forced to cancel many flights since last Friday, when pilots began phoning in sick, saying the layoff threats had left them too stressed-out to fly.

7.   Cathay Pacific Airways canceled two dozen flights Saturday after growing numbers of pilots facing pay cuts and layoff threats called in sick to work, the airline said.

8.   Cathay Pacific Airways canceled two dozen flights Saturday after growing numbers of pilots facing paycuts and layoff threats called in sick to work, the airline said.

9.   Some pilots, claiming they felt stress over the layoff threats, have been taking sick days.

10.   Some pilots, claiming they were too stressed because of the layoff threats, have been taking sick days.