51.   The three unions are seeking higher wages and expanded benefits.

52.   The two unions negotiate separate labor contracts, typically for three years.

53.   The two unions say they may walk when contracts expire in early summer, shutting down not only TV but feature film production for an undetermined length of time.

54.   The two unions traditionally avoid picking the same company.

55.   The two unions typically pick different targets.

56.   The two unions usually choose different targets.

57.   The two unions were the top vote-getters in an April election that marked the first time Hill employees cast ballots for union representatives.

58.   Their proposal would, in effect, create a bridge between the seniority lists of the two unions.

59.   They and the other unions are convinced that US Airways can make it on its own.

60.   Troy predicts the two unions will merge before the millennium, creating the largest single labor union in the world.