Organized labor has in some significant cases successfully resisted concessions already made by nonunion employees.

Most unions try to resist concessions, as is clear in Jefferson, a two-stoplight town of 7,500, surrounded by rolling farmland.

Workers and unions are resisting concessions now because their experience leads them to believe it won't save their jobs.

The disclosures come as Mr. Sharon is facing growing criticism at home, accused of undermining chances for peace by resisting concessions.

And he resisted other concessions to the military, which he knew were dangerous.

But the unions are resisting concessions.

Without him, Mr. Netanyahu is likely to become more dependent on right-wing parties, whose leaders have resisted concessions to the Palestinians.

Heavily exposed banks resist concessions that would force them to write off much of their net worth.

All resist concessions to the poorest debtors that would create precedents for middle-income debtors.

In the ups and downs of negotiations, many experts theorized that the Chinese were divided, or that the military was resisting concessions.