21.  He accused the union leadership of nourishing false expectations for its membership.

22.  However, the company said that it was orchestrated by the union leadership.

23.  If decertification fails, negotiations could resume with current union leadership.

24.  If the union leadership rejects the deal, the two sides would have only seven days to reach a new agreement before the union could walk out.

25.  In interviews in recent days, several dozen workers here expressed both some vagueness on the details of the strike and an overwhelming confidence in their union leadership.

26.  In his angriest sermon yet, Stern blasted union leadership and insisted the league will make no further concessions.

27.  In other words, the union leadership would give the dissident players seeking decertification what they want.

28.  In the baseball situation, there was an internal fight between a faction that supported union leadership and a faction that opposed it.

29.  Indeed, thousands had already done so, crossing picket lines in defiance of union leadership.

30.  Industry analysts and specialists reacted with amazement at the move, while union leadership said it was an effort by management to divide and conquer labor.