NEW YORK (AP) — Security guards at John F. Kennedy International Airport who had been threatening a strike around the holidays have decided to hold off pending meetings with their employers.

The employees of Air Serv Corp. and Global Elite Group Inc. had voted last week to authorize a strike on Thursday, five days before Christmas, over issues including training and equipment. The workers are not unionized but are being supported in their efforts by 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union.

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