The union had also hired lawyers at the state capital and planned to sue landlords for shares allegedly withheld from them.

The union also hired a parent liaison in every district.

At that point, the union hired him as an organizer.

Last month, a retired judge that the union hired to look into its finances found only minor bookkeeping problems.

Four years later, that union hired him as a full-time organizer in Wisconsin.

Both the employers and the union had hired gangsters during the strikes of the 1920s.

The union has also hired several outside firms to offer an assessment of G.M.'s finances.

And the union that represents 25,000 garment workers in Chinatown has hired a person just to translate stories from the Chinese newspapers.

The notes warned that "the teacher's union has hired private investigators who may try to ask your child about the answers given to our investigators."

The union hired her as an organizer because of her popularity, courage and communications skills.