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Unions talk tough as bonus season nears	Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bush asks Congress act "urgently" on Colombia deal	Boston Globe and Boston.com
After split-up, actors unions will negotiate separately	Associated Press
Union group backs ballot imitative	Denver Post
20,000 workers strike at Nike factory	Boston Globe and Boston.com
Chrysler retirees lose life insurance	Detroit News
Ford to reopen Windsor engine plant	Detroit News
Laid-off workers join strikers at American Axle; GM idles another plant	Detroit Free Press