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Article: American Airlines, flight attendants agree on new contract.(The Dallas Morning News)
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- June 30, 2001
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DALLAS _ American Airlines Inc. and its flight attendants' union tentatively agreed to a new contract Saturday, hours before a 12:01 a.m. EDT Sunday deadline.
Neither side released details. Reached after nearly 34 months of talks, the proposed pact headed off any action by President Bush. He had said he would prevent a strike at any major airline during the summer travel season.
An American executive called the proposed contract "exceptional," and union president John Ward told his membership that the union's negotiating team gave the deal its unanimous endorsement.
The National Mediation Board said the airline and the Association of ...