It was the last time that rugby union appeared at the Olympic Games.

So far, in fact, the union appears to have held the players in line.

At the time, the union appeared determined to rework terms of the contract's marketing agreement, which many players say is restrictive.

But in the lineup's debut, the union appeared to work.

With this initiative, the union appears to have taken to heart criticism that organized labor has been lackadaisical about seeking to reverse its decline.

Publicly, the airline and the unions appear to be in a standoff.

The union at either the mine or league level does not appear to have played any role in any regional or local economic and community development.

The union appears to have mixed feelings about it.

Executives at the affected plants had no immediate comment, but analysts said the unions appeared to be taking heart from improving sales.

From the start, however, the unions appeared to have little room to negotiate.