But he added that the party's central committee, which organizes get-out-the-vote drives, could barely pay its bills, much less give money to candidates.

All I can tell you, people, is that this is the sort of national conversation we get to enjoy only during union organizing drives and divorce suits.

It guaranteed to workers of the right of collective bargaining and helped spur major union organizing drives in major industries.

Both parties have organized huge get-out-the-vote drives, on a par with those normally reserved for presidential elections.

When widespread distress hits, they put up friends and family, and organized drives to distribute food, fuel and clothing to those without.

So far, though, these efforts have had about as much success as most union organizing drives.

But the employers' fight doesn't stop when unions win organizing drives.

Labor leaders denounced last May's decision, fearing that it would hurt union treasuries and organizing drives.

Airline organizing drives are difficult because a union must win the support of a majority of an employee group companywide, rather than at a single location.

FOR years, unions have complained that companies do not fight honorably when they fend off organizing drives.