Service Employees International Union officials comment (M) Janitors' Strike Grows in Connecticut's Commercial Buildings

Service Employees International Union president Andrew L Stern envisions federation of worldwide unions organized by sector; says it will lift living standards of workers by working with entire industries instead of individual companies; holds that strikes would be more effective because it would affect international trade; research by Mercer Human Resource Consulting shows that only 20 percent of 100 largest United States public companies discuss human resources in reports to shareholders; figure is surprising since large companies spend average of 36 percent of revenue on employees according to HR Magazine; Jennifer Kahn writes in Wired magazine that number of patients willing to sign up for clinical drug trials is extremely low; pharmaceutical industry needslarge numbers of human test patients to prove safety of medication; drug companies are beginning to look overseas for willing participants in countries like India, China and Brazil; consulting firm McKinsey estimates market in India for outsourced trials will reach $1.5 billion by 2010; photo (M) Outsourcing the Picket Line

Service Employees International Union seeks large wage rise to help workers catch up with employees at Yeshiva's Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx(S) Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: Yeshiva University Strike

Service Employees International Union, which represents them, called for strike initially but said it would stand down if state leaders ask for mediation after cooling-off period (M) 2 Las Vegas Hospitals Bar Nurses in Contract Dispute

Service Employees president Andrew Stern places local into trusteeship; pledges organizing and political efforts; Bevona agrees to step down in elaborate deal that involves dissidents dropping suit charging he misused union money (M) Union Official Retires Under Pressure

Service Employes Agree to the Request of State Board