United Announces Tentative Deal

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United Announces Tentative Deal
United Airlines Announces Tentative Agreement With Union Representing 12,800 Mechanics and Cleaners

CHICAGO (AP) -- United Airlines reached a tentative contract agreement Monday with the union representing its 12,800 mechanics and aircraft cleaners, averting by less than 36 hours a strike that could have grounded the world's second-biggest carrier.

If ratified by mechanics in a March 5 vote, the settlement would end a bitter two-year contract dispute, give the mechanics their first raise since 1994 and remove a substantial roadblock to the ailing carrier's recovery. The mechanics were preparing to strike starting at 12:01 a.m. CST Wednesday.

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United Announces Tentative Deal
United Airlines Announces Tentative Agreement With Union Representing 12,800 Mechanics and Cleaners

CHICAGO (AP) -- United Airlines reached a tentative contract agreement Monday with the union representing its 12,800 mechanics and aircraft cleaners, averting by less than 36 hours a strike that could have grounded the world's second-biggest carrier.

If ratified by mechanics in a March 5 vote, the settlement would end a bitter two-year contract dispute, give the mechanics their first raise since 1994 and remove a substantial roadblock to the ailing carrier's recovery. The mechanics were preparing to strike starting at 12:01 a.m. CST Wednesday.