"In the 30's unions kept people from being exploited," he said.

The union keeps fatality records but does not release them to the public.

The union eventually won a wage increase and kept much of its health benefits.

He said, however, that the union would keep pushing to expand the force.

The union stopped using the property in 1989 but had kept groundskeepers on its payroll.

The union keeps a list of about a dozen institutions it considers less than generous.

The machinists' union will keep its seat on the company's board, a United spokesman said.

In return, the union has kept a handful of leafletters outside for almost 11 months.

A subsequent investigation found that the union had not kept any books.

The union passes along $43 to the driver, but keeps $7 for itself.