81.   May would not rule out strike action.

82.   May also said that the players decided Saturday night not to sign letters giving the ACB notice of intended strike action.

83.   Other merchants have not called off their strike action.

84.   On Thursday, the council would not rule out strike action if the plant, where Fokker makes airplane parts, was slated for closure.

85.   Opposition is strongest in Italy and Germany, although top skiers have eased back from an earlier threat of strike action.

86.   Other workers protested in the central city of Brasov on Thursday and unions threatened strike action in April.

87.   Scandinavian Airlines System pilots early Friday accepted a new wage offer from the management halting all further strike actions.

88.   Services across northern England could also be hit with workers voting on possible strike action against Arriva Trains Northern.

89.   Strike action loomed large when the ACB on Thursday released a leaked letter of intention to be signed by the players.

90.   The ACA said its revised pay claim had been rejected by board officials during an hour-long meeting Friday and strike action was now a distinct possibility.