31.   The Spanish rail unions are members of their respective transport federations within the wider confederations.

32.   The unions have thus been able to extend their influence over a comprehensive range of working arrangements, and to reduce the areas of sole managerial prerogative.

33.   It was agreed that the union should be involved in discussions over redundancy policy.

34.   Full and economic monetary union could be a problem, handled in the wrong way this could create large unemployment in countries.

35.   Trade unions have been slow to develop their own approach, is coming, and the G M B should be at the forefront.

36.   Those unions are also responsible for funding and implementing the decisions of that conference.

37.   American unions are still in many ways swimming against the tide.

38.   Although the union was able to get wide publicity and political attention, it was short-lived.

39.   Although transit workers are state employees, municipal unions are likely to demand similar wage raises.

40.   American pilot John Manganaro said he believed the union was likely to strike at the end of the cooling-off period.