Fratianno claimed that he had an interest in a union dental plan being organised by Tham and himself.

By law, United cannot terminate its union plans without the consent of its unions.

The union plan," the person said, "is based on what Bettman said they wanted to raise.

Parts of the union plan would bring baseball in line with other sports.

Later, the workers of that mill go on strike and come after Leo because they know he is the one that told management about their union plans.

Under the union plan, the Mets would have paid $3,365,000 into the revenue-sharing pool for low-revenue clubs.

It was the broadest and most credible objection yet to the monetary union plans, but is not expected to result in a postponement.

Her old union plan, she said, sometimes left her with hundreds of dollars in expenses each year.

Bettman did not specify at what time it would be decided that the union plan was not working.

The clubs' proposal, for example, would cost the Yankees, over four years, $102 million more than the union plan.