11.   If any objections or further unfair labor practices charges are filed, Silverman said, the board could consolidate them and then decide how to proceed.

12.   In exchange for the new employment conditions, SPEEA withdrew two unfair labor practice charges that were pending before the National Labor Relations Board.

13.   It could have withdrawn the offer and refused to bargain further, defending against an unfair labor practice charge by arguing that the union did not have majority support.

14.   That objection would parallel an unfair labor practice charge filed by Mitch Richmond of the Sacramento Kings.

15.   That congressional tug-of-war is being played out even as unfair labor practices charges are being thrown at the National Labor Relations Board like so many Nolan Ryan fastballs.

16.   That much was evident Thursday when the union representing the major-league umpires filed an unfair labor practices charge against the American and National Leagues.

17.   The charge is somewhat unusual in that it is usually a labor union that files unfair practice charges against employers.

18.   The players filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB, and the board issued a complaint.

19.   The union countered this week by filing an unfair labor practices charge with the National Labor Relations Board in New York.

20.   The union filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB, seeking injunctive relief.