American Airlines pilots reject contract offer

Published June 21, 2012 12:45am ET



DALLAS (AP) — The pilots’ union on Wednesday rejected the latest contract offer from American Airlines, which is awaiting a judge’s ruling on whether it can impose its own terms for cutting costs that include eliminating thousands of jobs.

The union’s board voted 11-5 to reject the company’s offer. American said it was disappointed that the union didn’t let members vote on the contract.

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