The Communications Workers of America District 7 union said 93percentt of voting members had authorized its leaders to call a strike if needed.
But Mr. Giuliani insists that the council's contract remains valid because duly authorized union leaders had signed it.
Members of Local One, the union representing almost all Broadway stagehands, authorized their leaders to call a strike in a unanimous vote yesterday, the union said.
Mansur authorized Taliban leaders with strong ties to the I.S.I. to participate in the July 7th meeting, while simultaneously permitting his official spokesman and Web site to issue statements undermining the meeting's legitimacy.
Ms. Volpe said the union's 45 members -- 40 teachers and 5 custodians -- authorized its leaders to call a strike after contract talks broke off about 8 p.m. Thursday.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 — Screenwriters by a sizable majority authorized their leaders to call a strike against Hollywood's producers as early as Nov. 1, in votes disclosed Friday.
The rank and file of the 4,300 member Amalgamated Transit Union had authorized their leaders to call a strike at 12 01 A.M. tomorrow, halting service for 750,000 daily riders, includ ing 90,000 who commute to New York City.
The battle lines between the sides were drawn more sharply on Thursday, when the Communication Workers of America announced that in balloting by 35,000 of its members at Verizon, 91 percent had authorized their leaders to call a strike as soon as Aug. 7, after the contract expires.
The union membership has authorized its leaders to call a strike at midnight Saturday, when the collective bargaining agreement expires.
The country restricts gun licenses to people holding certain positions, such as designated ministry employees, authorized community leaders, and licensed guards and escorts.
The union membership had authorized its leaders to call a strike at midnight on Saturday, when the collective bargaining agreement expired.
