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Article: American Gives Allied Pilots Association Proposal That Provides Top-Of-Industry Pay in 30 Days.
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- July 24, 2001
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FORT WORTH, Texas, July 24 /PRNewswire/ --
American Airlines today presented the Allied Pilots Association (APA) with an opening proposal for a new contract -- an alternative fast-track option that could provide pilots with immediate pay increases of 15 to 22 percent on Aug. 31, 2001. American's proposal puts American pilots at the top of the industry in pay and provides an expedited schedule to conclude negotiations in a matter of months.
"Our pilots have told us that they don't want contract negotiations to be lengthy, and we couldn't agree more," said Jeff Brundage, vice president employee policy and relations. "Negotiations across the industry have ...