American AirlinesAfter four years of negotiations, American Airlines has reached a tentative contract agreement with the unions representing its mechanics and fleet service workers. The tentative deal, valued by unions at $4.2 billion, includes five separate agreements covering mechanics, fleet service and related groups including maintenance trainers. The joint association of the International Association of Machinists and the Transport Workers Union which represents about 31,000 mechanics and fleet service workers. The two unions finally have a joint contract following a 2013 merger between American, with TWU representation, and US Airways with IAM representation. In the meantime, American signed deals with its other work groups and is negotiating second post-merger deals with both flight attendants and pilots.

Source: Forbes January 31, 2020 00:59 UTC