The union agreed to not enforce Section 2(b) and permitted increased automation, with a percentage of the profits from automation going to wage increases.

The union on Saturday permitted bank workers to fix problems that had arisen in the computer system.

He later asked that the union permit her to appear on Broadway by declaring her a star of international stature.

The union subsequently amended this agreement and now permits companies to pay retirement benefits directly to their employees who retired after 1976.

Some unions do permit the use of running shoes as an alternative.

The union, he said, has quietly permitted G.M. to shrink by not insisting it hire new workers.

The union would not allow a two-year "walkaway," but would permit one after one year.

And last month, an off-Broadway theater owner reached an agreement with the union to use the system only when the union permitted.

It is unclear whether the union would permit its members to work with those who are not part of the union.

Consequently, the union permitted drivers to keep working.