Unions at Work: ‘Shame Date’ Ahead, American Pilots Union Says

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‘Shame Date’ Ahead: American Pilots Union

American Airlines and the union for about 15,000 of its pilots are continuing to negotiate over a new contract, but the union isn’t optimistic about reaching a contract by a self-imposed Jan. 1 deadline, said pilot and union spokesman Dennis Tajer.

“We’re coming up on Jan. 1, which is the amendable date” for the existing labor contract between the airline and its pilots, according to Tajer, a spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association. American ...