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AMR, pilots in labor pact
March 19, 1997: 7:15 p.m. ET

Weeks after Clinton halted strike, two sides reach deal covering 9,300 pilots
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WASHINGTON - American Airlines and negotiators for its 9,300 pilots reached a tentative labor contract Wednesday, weeks after President Clinton ended a pilots' strike just minutes after union members walked off of their jobs.
     Neither side disclosed terms of the agreement, which still requires approval by the Allied Pilots Association union's board, as well as from rank-and-file pilots.
     The two sides reached agreement after a day of talks in Washington and weekend negotiations near Seattle, with talks overseen by Robert Harris, chairman of an emergency board Clinton created last month to resolve the dispute.
     Clinton, using a law originally designed to cover railroad strikes, set up the panel when he ordered pilots back to work less than an hour after the workers went on strike in February.
     Talks between union and management had bogged down on wage issues, as well over whether American parent AMR Corp. would use union members to fly new commuter jets that company is buying for its regional carrier, American Eagle.
     From staff and wire reports.Back to top

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