It is fantastical, so unrealistic that even the head of the teachers' union distanced herself from it, just as some Ferrer supporters distanced themselves from his concept of another New York.
However, unions' comments distancing themselves from the shutdown seem to have gone beyond adhering to legislative constraints.
But the unions will distance themselves from the protesters at the first sign of broken windows.The bulk of the protesters are not blue-collar types but students and what used to be known as activists.
If Ukraine opts for Moscow's customs union, distance will be irrelevant.
Remarkably, such discontent emerged strongly even in countries, such as Italy and France, where unions were weak and the shop floor was ruled by employer paternalism, and Germany and Sweden, where union distance from the "qualitative" issues of the workplace was part of a general union strategy of economywide solidarity and egalitarianism.
Mr. da Silva, a former union leader, distanced himself from the scandal in 2005 and was re-elected a year later, even after politicians from both the right and the left had written him off.
He succeeded by distancing himself from the unions, and reducing their power.
Many in the large Russian minority of close to one-third of the population, most of whom can not vote because they are not citizens, worry that European Union entry will distance them from Russia.
The New York Times agrees, fearing an exit from the union "would further distance Britain from a role in setting European policy... That, in turn, would inevitably have an effect on Britain's ties to Nato and the United States".
After this debacle, Krzaklewski was replaced by Janusz Śniadek (in 2002) but the union decided to distance itself from politics.
His stance on public-sector strikes – distancing his party from the unions while urging talks with the government – continues the policy of triangulation that Blair adopted from Bill Clinton.
