His union, based almost wholly in California, has negotiated pension rights for its 30,000 members.

Most of the 40 workers on this job belong to Local 40, the ironworkers' union based in New York City.

The "overcentralized" Soviet state was in the process of being converted into a genuine union based on the "self-determination and voluntary association of peoples".

Left or right leaning, a union's a union, based on the principle of strength through collectivity.

The union, based in New York City, has formed an committee to investigate the charges, officials said.

But the local steelworkers' union, based in this Cleveland suburb, sees it differently.

To avoid that process, MAN tried to reach an agreement with unions based on early retirement and other inducements.

But sometimes, in a union based on love, the women were happy to participate in the masquerade

The British government will find it even harder to win support for its alternative road to monetary union based on a free-for-all competition between different currencies.

George Burke, a spokesman for the International Firefighters, a national union based in Washington, said his office hears of about 80 incidents a year.