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COPYRIGHT 2001 The Miami Herald
Byline: Ina Paiva Cordle
May 25--After more than two years of negotiations, federal mediators declared an impasse in contract talks between American Airlines and its flight attendants, making a walkout possible in the days leading up to the busy July 4 holiday.
As the next step, the National Mediation Board has offered binding arbitration, which American has accepted. But if the union rejects the offer -- as is expected -- the parties will be released into a 30-day cooling off period, after which the union could strike.
The Asssociation of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents American's 23,000 flight attendants, plans to hold a board meeting Wednesday or Thursday to...
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