AMR Creditor Panel Risks Split as Unions Claim Three Seats
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American Airlines’ disputes with its three largest unions may resurface in bankruptcy after the labor groups won seats on the creditors committee for parent AMR Corp.
Unions for the carrier’s pilots, flight attendants and mechanics join the panel after failing to reach new contract agreements with American in negotiations that began as far back as 2006. American parent AMR Corp. singled out industry-leading labor costs as one reason for its Nov. 29 bankruptcy filing.