11.   Newspapers in Israel have said the order authorized new strikes against targets like power plants, roads and bridges, as well as against military assets.

12.   Northwest Machinists Reject Pact Members of the International Association of Machinists rejected tentative contract agreements with Northwest Airlines and authorized a strike.

13.   Next week, workers nationwide are scheduled to vote to authorize strikes at each company, as is the custom entering the final stretch of negotiations.

14.   Several locals have authorized strikes should the talks fail.

15.   Strike has been authorized but negotiations continue, with a union meeting scheduled for Sunday.

16.   That is an important reason why they decided to authorize a strike if negotiations fail to resolve their concerns.

17.   The local voted Friday to authorize a strike.

18.   The nurses have voted to authorize a strike of indefinite length if no agreement is reached soon.

19.   The union membership has authorized a strike if talks fail and mediators declare an impasse, but such a scenario is still weeks or months away.

20.   The union said Monday that its members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike.