Leaders of American Airlines' flight attendants' union will let its members vote on the company's latest contract offer, possibly heading off a threat by the carrier to abandon current labor deals and impose stricter terms unilaterally, Reuters reported on Friday. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants' eight-member executive committee voted unanimously late on Thursday to send the plan to members for a vote. American's parent, AMR Corp, declared bankruptcy in November, citing untenable labor costs, and had been mired in unsuccessful negotiations for concessions from its three primary unions. Earlier this year, AMR asked a bankruptcy court for permission to scrap its labor contracts and impose stricter, interim terms unilaterally as long-term negotiations carried on. However, Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane has not yet had to rule on that request, and may not have to issue a ruling at all if the company can reach consensual deals with its labor factions.
