American Air Union Sues Over Plan for Training New Pilots

Corporations Face Wave of Unionization Efforts
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American Airlines Group Inc. was sued by its pilots union to block a plan that would seek volunteers to help with flight-simulator training amid record hiring.

The plan would violate the Railway Labor Act, which prohibits unilateral changes to contracts between airlines and their unions, according to the suit, filed Thursday by the Allied Pilots Association in a federal court in Texas.