"If the unions set one against another, the studios are the losers."

The union has set a strike deadline of Dec. 15.

The union originally set a deadline for talks on Feb. 11.

The union has set the start of April as the time to begin training for the tour.

Under that scenario, the union would set Oct. 1 as the deadline for an agreement.

The company and the union have not set a deadline for reaching an agreement.

However, other participants, particularly some of the strike leaders, made it clear that the union was indeed setting conditions.

While unions set their own standards, Local 79's system is probably typical.

The union has set Tuesday as the target day for a one-day strike.

In Lisbon the union set a target of 20 million new jobs by 2010.