Nation and world business briefs for June 21

American Airlines pilots’ union rejects offer

| Modified: June 20, 2012 at 12:00 am | Published: June 21, 2012

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Pilots’ union rejects offer

DALLAS — The pilots’ union Wednesday rejected the latest contract offer from American Airlines, which is awaiting a judge’s ruling on whether it can impose its own terms for cutting costs that include eliminating thousands of jobs. The union’s board voted 11-5 to reject the company’s offer. A federal bankruptcy judge is scheduled to rule Friday on whether American can break its current contracts with pilots and other union workers. The pilots’ union wants that ruling delayed. American and parent AMR Corp., filed for bankruptcy protection in November. American is the nation’s third-biggest airline behind United and Delta.

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