{"id":5947,"date":"2012-04-19T10:47:12","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T15:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/?p=5947"},"modified":"2012-04-19T10:47:12","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T15:47:12","slug":"american-airlines-will-propose-draconian-contract-in-bankruptcy-court-pilots-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/2012\/04\/19\/american-airlines-will-propose-draconian-contract-in-bankruptcy-court-pilots-say\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines Will Propose \u2018Draconian\u2019 Contract in Bankruptcy Court, Pilots Say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s been almost 11 weeks since the bankrupt<\/a> parent company of American Airlines started negotiating a restructured labor agreement with its pilots.<\/p>

But AMR Corp. executives haven\u2019t budged from contract terms they presented on Feb. 1 or offered any counter-proposals, the Tulsa World<\/em> reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Throughout our restructuring negotiations with AMR management, one thing has become clear: AMR has been just going through the motions and checking off the squares,\u201d Allied Pilots Association President Dave Bates wrote in an email to union members, reports the paper\u2019s D.R. Stewart.<\/p><\/blockquote>

AMR and its three labor unions \u2014 the APA, the Transport Workers Union and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants \u2014 will meet in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Monday for a hearing on the company\u2019s motion to sever its collective bargaining agreements.<\/p>

On Wednesday, the Fort Worth, Texas-based company also announced plans to cut 1,200 airport baggage and cargo jobs and close and Arizona reservations center, Bloomberg News reports<\/a>.<\/p>

AMR wants to cut $1.25 billion from its annual labor costs. Here\u2019s the World<\/em>\u2019s breakdown:<\/p>\n