31.   The union still is trying to determine the effect of a strike on production, Escobar said.

32.   The unions have been trying to get the company to stop subcontracting the installation of Internet lines to nonunion installers.

33.   The union has tried to salvage their jobs both in talks with the league presidents and through unfair labor practice charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board.

34.   The union had been trying to keep the soft-drink producer from moving work out of its largest production plant to a more remote site.

35.   The union thus is trying to enforce some standards and reforms.

36.   The union tried to run around Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and get the Legislature in Albany, N.Y., to arrange for higher wages than the city can afford.

37.   The union will first try to reach a deal with Ford, then it plans to follow the industry tradition of demanding that GM and DaimlerChrysler accept its terms.

38.   The Web site advises managers on warning signs that a union is trying to organize.

39.   Their union tried to organize two private stores, lost the vote both times and gave up.

40.   The union is now trying instead to organize more of the outside suppliers.