INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pilots for Republic Airways overwhelmingly rejected a proposed 4-year contract that the company said would have put them at or near the top of wages for pilots at regional airlines.

The voting that ended Friday affected more than 2,200 pilots represented by the Teamsters. The union said 85 percent of ballots cast were against ratification.

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