21.   Officials said Tuesday that the teachers union had sought the legislation after the Board of Education decided this spring not to offer an early-retirement program this year.

22.   Ogden wants it to be four hours, while the union is seeking eight hours.

23.   Proud old unions are seeking strength in a wave of mergers.

24.   The Machinists union is seeking a wage package that would bring its employees back to industry standard.

25.   The law, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, explicitly provides that unions may seek damages on behalf of their members.

26.   The measure has long been sought by unions and opposed by some business groups.

27.   The other concession the union will seek is in age of unrestricted free agency for veterans.

28.   The three unions are seeking higher wages and expanded benefits.

29.   The union had sought to make it easier for wireless workers to join a union.

30.   The union is seeking bonuses and other benefits that match those Boeing gave its machinists last year.