51.   They previously rejected two tentative contracts, Brown said.

52.   They reached a tentative contract earlier this month.

53.   Under the tentative contract, union members who joined any of a dozen managed health-care plans would get free coverage.

54.   Under the tentative contract, both sides agreed that a joint study would be undertaken to define the structure for a deal on the residual issues.

55.   Union members voted down a tentative contract in March.

56.   Workers voted down another tentative contract earlier this year.

57.   Picket lines reappeared in New York state three days after unions representing telephone workers there reached a tentative contract agreement with Verizon.

58.   A tentative contract between screenwriters and producers is easing fears across Hollywood about a summer of strikes that could devastate the entertainment industry.

59.   A tentative contract agreement reached in January was rejected by Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials.

60.   A tentative contract agreement was reached Wednesday after talks with federal mediators in Washington.