81.   But as close as the two unions were in their origins, they grew apart politically in the years immediately after World War II.

82.   But at a time when the unions are in decline and the economy still seems robust, can labor still make its voice heard politically?

83.   But I do know that other city unions are interested in this also.

84.   But if the unions are to raise themselves in public esteem, they need to lead the reform effort, not just follow it.

85.   But Kelliher countered that the union is prepared to assist striking production workers with any needs, from paying utility and medical bills to finding food or temporary work.

86.   But not everyone thought the planned union was the blessing described by its advocates.

87.   But now the union is its biggest champion.

88.   But now, he wrote, the dining room union was under the control of the mob boss Dutch Shultz, and he was harassed for payoffs.

89.   But many students believe that the aid effectively amounts to wages and that a union is necessary to make them more generous.

90.   But Scott Brenner, an agency spokesman, said that the union might just be worried about losing work.