American Airlines pilots reject contract offer

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(Reuters) - Pilot union leaders at American Airlines reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday on a steep cost-cutting contract aimed at heading off a threat by management to abandon the current deal in bankruptcy and impose stricter terms. The Allied Pilots Association board agreed to send the last and best offer to its membership for consideration, the union and the company said. The plan was reworked after APA board members rejected a previous proposal. AMR Corp is American's parent. (Reporting by Nick Brown and John Crawley; Editing by Gary Hill)

DALLAS — The pilots’ union on Wednesday rejected the latest contract offer from American Airlines, which is awaiting a judge’s ruling on whether it can impose its own terms for cutting costs that include eliminating thousands of jobs. The union’s board voted 11-5 to reject the company’s offer.

Unionized pilots at American Airlines have rejected the carrier's final contract offer, leaving it to a judge to decide whether to grant the company's request to vacate the labor group's collective bargaining ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unionized pilots at American Airlines have rejected the carrier's final contract offer, leaving it to a judge to decide whether to grant the company's request to vacate the labor group's collective bargaining agreement in bankruptcy court.

DALLAS (AP) -- The pilots' union on Wednesday rejected the latest contract offer from American Airlines, which is awaiting a judge's ruling on whether it can impose its own terms for cutting costs that include eliminating thousands of jobs....

The union representing American Airlines pilots rejected a concessionary, six-year contract offer by a vote of 61%, the Allied Pilots Association said. The rejection is likely to put the issue before the U.S.

(Reuters) - Pilot union leaders at American Airlines reached a tentative agreement with management on Wednesday on a steep cost-cutting contract aimed at heading off a threat by the carrier to abandon the current deal in bankruptcy and impose stricter terms.