THE VOTE: The Allied Pilots Association rejected a late contract proposal from American Airlines, which is trying to cut labor costs in negotiations with pilots, flight attendants and mechanics. The pilots’ union board voted 11-5 to reject the company offer without even sending it to rank-and-file pilots for a vote.
THE ARGUMENT: A union spokesman said the proposal was better than earlier ones but still asked for too many sacrifices. American said it was disappointed that the union didn’t let members vote on the contract.
WHAT’S NEXT: A federal bankruptcy judge could rule Friday that American can throw out its union contracts and impose new terms on employees.
