71.  Between calls and trips to Washington, Hayes sought help from job safety experts and union officials.

72.  Both Summit and union officials said all of its employees reported to work Wednesday.

73.  Both union officials and employers applauded Mandela for sending top ministers to resolve the dispute.

74.  - Arizona is facing a shortage of corrections officers that has left hundreds of cells sitting empty and left union officials warning of increased danger in overcrowded prisons.

75.  A company spokesman declined to say today whether progress was being made, but a union local official said yesterday there were few advancements so far.

76.  A date was to be set later today, a union official said.

77.  A federal judge accused the trustees of allowing pension money to be misused by a union official who had ties to organized crime.

78.  A large number of union jobs also are expected to be eliminated, union officials said last week.

79.  A few weeks after union officials canceled their agreement with Borkowski, Jefferson-Pilot followed suit, dismissing him without offering any explanation at the time.

80.  A flight attendants union official said Friday that a new contract with that union is close.