That union never functioned effectively again.

As one commentator put it, the unions 'functioned as skilled surfboard riders'.

"This union was no longer functioning as a democratic body," he said last week at the union headquarters on Broad Street.

The union functioned as a national federation of prefectural teachers unions, although each of these unions had considerable autonomy and its own strengths and political orientation.

Even the inclusion of the dreaded word "federal" as a description of way the union would function was found to be objectionable, particularly by Britain.

Economic and monetary union cannot function properly only on the basis of decisions taken by unanimity.

The union functioned until 1914; thereafter it lacked all practical significance, but was not formally abolished until 1972.

For one thing, Mr. D'Arco said, the unions function as a source of no-show jobs for mob associates.

A colony committee of representatives of the administration and recognized unions is functioning.

Numerous and various unions and clubs are functioning within the university those are organized and managed by students.