There was now over £1,000 million on the table and the unions had refused to discuss it.

If the bud turns brown, it is likely that the union has refused.

But the union has refused to force workers into more such programs.

But in talks over the last year, the union refused to give an inch, much less an hour, without more pay.

The union had earlier refused the company's demand for such concessions.

When the unions refused, the company started implementing the plan.

The teachers' union refused to sign the application as was required.

But the unions refused, saying the issues were between workers and the Government.

But the union has refused to comment on the case in detail.

If the union refused, he said, there would simply be no contract.