21.   National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern said the players union is trying to trade a marijuana policy for economic concessions, while the union said Stern was simply posturing.

22.   Not only do pensions provide financial security for members and retirees, they are a key selling point every time a union tries to organize new members.

23.   Now, the United Automobile Workers union is trying to organize the Mercedes factory, and Merrill does not want any part of it.

24.   On top of this, trade union spokesmen say, the unions will try to get help from other unions.

25.   People close to the UAW said the union was trying to drive a hard bargain with GM, particularly in demanding vacation pay.

26.   Since the violence at the plant last week, the unions have tried to stiffen discipline.

27.   Stokes said the union should try to organize again and hold a new election, a suggestion rejected by Miller.

28.   The other sports unions are trying to catch up in licensing revenue.

29.   The textile union had been trying to organize Tultex, which makes fleece for sweatsuits and other sports apparel, for years without success.

30.   The union instead tried to organize a nationwide grape boycott, but never managed to duplicate the success of earlier such boycotts.