41.   He has urged all unions and local labor federations to redouble organizing efforts, saying union membership has stagnated for decades.

42.   He backs the right of workers to opt out of union membership at unionized workplaces, a measure strongly opposed by organized labor.

43.   Hasanat is hopeful that his government-appointed superiors will not make his continued employment contingent on union membership.

44.   Hesse warned that countries vying for monetary union membership must prepare to stick to tough deficit limits for the long term.

45.   He was praised in union circles for gains achieved for his union membership but was criticized by commuters and in some newspaper editorials.

46.   However, each agreement is subject to a vote by the overall union membership and its officials.

47.   If union membership would create no conflict in a specific case, there would be no exemption in that case, the board decided.

48.   If organizers are successful, the built-in political clout that comes from existing union membership is expected to make the upstart party a potent force in upcoming elections.

49.   In addition, their union memberships were suspended for three months.

50.   In recent decades, union membership among government workers has soared as many state and city governments gave civil servants the right to join unions.