41.   The union said yesterday that the strike could last until September if an agreement is not reached this month.

42.   The union earlier said the strike could last until at least September.

43.   Truck strikes normally last three or four days, he said.

44.   UAW leaders have predicted the strikes could last into mid-August.

45.   Union spokesmen earlier said the strike might last at least two weeks.

46.   Union officials said the general strike would go on at other companies, although how long the strike would last at the airlines was not clear.

47.   Union spokesmen would not say how long the strike would last, which was called for an indefinite period.

48.   Union members admitted the strike has lasted longer and had far more ramifications than they expected.

49.   Asiana said it will curtail flights as long as the strike lasts.

50.   It was not clear how long the strikes would last.