31.   Both represent districts with big union memberships, Weller in south suburban Chicago and English in the industrial area north of Pittsburgh.

32.   Acting on a complaint by the union, the labor board ruled that the contractor had committed an unfair practice by discriminating on the basis of union membership.

33.   But before the union membership does vote, Stern added another formidable consequence to consider.

34.   But it still must be ratified by a split union membership.

35.   But other experts are not so sure, pointing to the continuing decline in union membership nationwide.

36.   But since then, an economic recession and rampant imports have taken their toll on both textile employment and union membership.

37.   But she persisted, eventually quitting her full-time job at Coast Federal Savings so she could accumulate enough hours to qualify for full union membership.

38.   Countries do not have to continue to qualify for union membership once they enter.

39.   Do audiences notice union membership?

40.   Giuliani and other city officials complained bitterly Monday about a militant faction of dissidents, called New Directions, that makes up nearly half of the union membership.