Offices of professional unions -those representing physicians, dentists, lawyers and others - were closed.
That is true to a lesser extent of groups representing the elderly, educators, environmentalists and others.
Some because of the warning it would represent, others for the havoc it would wreak.
He represents white-collar clients and others targeted or charged in complex federal matters.
The conference, which had been a party in the negotiations, is a coalition of groups representing racial and religious minorities, women, the disabled and others.
The union, which represents meter readers, linemen, transmission workers, manhole workers and others, last went on strike in 1983.
It is expected further local groups representing the Maynooth line as well as others will be formed.
They are the only individuals authorized to represent others and they are automatically qualified to practice in most Japanese legal professions.
On April 28, the union, which represents librarians, assistant curators, visitor assistants, bookstore workers and others began its strike.
What's confusing is that a number of individuals represented the church: two members of the congregation, the church's general counsel and others.