"But then, in the Reagan era, all unions have faced problems."

All men were acquitted in the end, but overall the union was facing significant setbacks.

Because it has little executive power itself, the union faces a long hard road to have the motion adopted.

After struggling to become an independent the small union faced a number of challenges.

The union could face a $100,000 per day fine.

But the union faces the loss of hundreds of jobs.

The union itself could still face a $3 million fine that a judge ordered because of the 60-hour strike.

That union, however, has faced criticism since it was first announced last month.

Under a 1967 state law, individual workers can be fined two days' pay for each day on strike, and the union could face additional fines.

Today, the union faces a fight of a different sort.