Shutdown Grows A week-old strike has led General Motors to close 14 assembly plants and 16 parts factories, widening the work stoppage.

Reporters, editors and business employees at The Sun and The Evening Sun ended a week-old strike today under a new contract approved in a 258-to-110 vote by union members.

Striking shipyard workers rejected a management compromise offer today, delivering a severe setback to Government efforts to peacefully end the week-old strike at the Lenin shipyard here.

At Texas Air's other subsidiary, Continental Airlines, the Union of Flight Attendants ended a week-old strike that failed to disrupt operations.

A week-old strike by Canadian workers of the General Motors Corporation spread further this evening, as the auto maker's chairman signaled that the company would not quickly back down in the dispute.

Northwest Airlines says that the only issue in the week-old strike by its 6,200 pilots is pay.

At Continental Airlines, meanwhile, the Union of Flight Attendants has called off a week-old strike, which had had little effect on the airline's operations.

Eastern Airlines sought protection in bankruptcy court as a week-old strike crippled its operations and cash flow.

A tug-of-war has begun between the pilots' union and Eastern Airlines for the loyalty of pilots in the week-old strike by machinists that has paralyzed the airline.

Indian truck drivers called off their week-old countrywide strike on Saturday after reaching an agreement with the government.