61.   The pilots have said that they will take a strike vote if anyone is sacked.

62.   The pilots say they will call a strike vote if anybody is fired.

63.   The strike vote started Monday in the southern state of Bavaria.

64.   The UAW this year sought to have all its Ford members cast votes on the same day rather than over several, as is typical for strike authorization votes.

65.   The strike vote came despite the efforts of a federal mediator.

66.   The union has asked mediators to declare a standoff without success, and the strike vote is a bargaining tool, one labor expert said.

67.   The union did not say when they would take a strike vote.

68.   The union planned to hold meetings with its members around country, meaning the strike vote could not come before mid-July, IAM spokesman Frank Larkin said.

69.   The union plans meetings around the country, meaning the strike vote would not come before mid-July, IAM spokesman Frank Larkin said.

70.   The union took a strike vote last week and the strike began Friday morning.