1.   Chrysler has offset some of that cost with an early retirement program for white collar employees.

2.   Chrysler has offset some of its higher labor costs with an early retirement program for white collar employees.

3.   Occidental officials said the captives were blue collar employees under contract with the company.

4.   The engineers argue they are a better match for the targeted workers, described by officials as white collar employees, since they already represent similar workers.

5.   In November and December, white collar employees staged limited warning strikes that caused flight delays and cancellations in several German cities, affecting thousands of passengers.

6.   In November and December, white collar employees staged limited warning strikes, that caused flight delays and cancellations in several German cities, affecting thousands of passengers.

7.   Thousands of white collar employees at The Boeing Co. have voted not to be represented by a union.