11.   Another five farms were under siege and one homestead was burned to the ground, union spokeswoman Jenni Williams said.

12.   First Union spokeswoman Mary Eshet said no one is claiming victory yet.

13.   First Union spokeswoman Laurie Hedrick said employees of closed branches may get jobs elsewhere in the bank.

14.   First Union spokeswoman Mary Eshet said the bank has been trying to arrange a meeting with Boyd for two weeks.

15.   Inge Vervotte, a union spokeswoman, said the unions were seeking an urgent meeting with Rik Daems, the Belgian minister in charge of state-owned enterprises.

16.   The plants to be struck on Wednesday would not meet that definition, said union spokeswoman Marlis Dahne.

17.   The strikers will go back to work Thursday, union spokeswoman Christiane Blacodon said.

18.   Univision would like to abolish such jurisdictions, said union spokeswoman Paula Olson, which could lead to union erosion.

19.   Union spokeswoman Georgina Figueiredo admitted the strike had a very low impact.

20.   Union spokeswoman Christiane Blacodon said the strikers will go back to work Thursday.