41.   The tentative contract that the teachers rebuffed earlier this month would have frozen wages for two years but guaranteed job security for three.

42.   The tentative contract may have given both sides what they wanted, he said.

43.   The two sides ultimately reached a tentative contract that was ratified by the union.

44.   The union said it will strike Saturday at midnight Eastern time if a tentative contract is not reached.

45.   The strike surprised analysts because union leaders had unanimously recommended acceptance of a tentative contract reached Friday.

46.   The United Automobile Workers union reached a tentative contract agreement with an important supplier to GM, averting a strike only minutes before the deadline.

47.   The tentative contract covers two kinds of production, streaming audio and music for downloading.

48.   The tentative contract would allow APA members to fly Eagle planes if they are laid off at American, even though Eagle pilots are represented by another union.

49.   The White House was also ready to intervene before Delta Air Lines and its pilots reached a tentative contract in April.

50.   They celebrated the terms of the tentative contract, but they worried about possible layoffs, vowing to work help regain the lost business.