American Air Union Tells Flight Attendants to Prepare for Strike
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The union for American Airlines Group Inc. flight attendants said its members should prepare for a strike after federal mediators overseeing intense negotiations ordered both sides to continue talks in an effort to reach a contract agreement.
The National Mediation Board set additional dates for discussions between the carrier and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants after more than a week of meetings failed to produce an agreement, according to a person familiar with the matter. Prior to the Friday extension, the NMB indicated it would halt formal discussions if a deal wasn’t reached by the end of May, Bloomberg reported earlier.