American Attendants End Talks Amid Push to Scrap Contract
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American Airlines and the union for its 16,000 flight attendants have suspended negotiations over $230 million in cost reductions the carrier said it needs to successfully reorganize in bankruptcy.
The break comes as AMR Corp.’s American prepares for an April 23 court hearing on its request to throw out existing labor contracts and impose new terms. The airline’s pilots union said “no progress” is being made in similar talks with the carrier.