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In 1984, Eastern seemed on the verge of achieving a new balance of power between labor and management. In an agreement with its three unions, which made large concessions on wages and benefits, Eastern gave 25 percent of its stock to its 38,000 workers. The unions received four seats on Eastern's board, two of them held by union leaders.
But after Texas Air and Mr. Lorenzo acquired Eastern in 1986, the alliance unraveled, the union leaders' board membership was ended and labor relations rapidly deteriorated.