The proposal was abandoned, and the astronomical union, which is based in Paris, released a statement reaffirming that Pluto was and is a planet.

The union yesterday released a copy of a 22-page response it filed last week with the Public Employment Relations Board to oppose the authority's request for arbitration.

Neither the airline nor its unions released any details.

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

The union released the results of an email survey to its representatives across the system, and said class sizes are more crowded than at any time since the 1970s.

The union did not release details.

Finally, with the league offices closed and no announcement made, the union released a statement from Hunter recommending the game be postponed.

The union also released the results of a survey it commissioned showing that the problem schools depicted in huge photographs were not atypical.

This was done, he said, because the union was releasing information and drawing conclusions prematurely.

The N.F.L. and the union have jointly released an official notification that is to be posted in the locker rooms of all 32 teams immediately.