US Airways flight attendants reject contract designed to unite separate agreements


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US Airways would like to avoid the irony of having two different working agreements that still exist following the US Airways-America West merger last beyond the hoped-for merger with American Airlines.

US Airways flight attendants have voted to reject a proposed contract by a narrow margin, the airline said Thursday.

Flight attendants voted 51-49 percent in favor of rejecting the proposed contract, with about 85 percent of union members voting.

It was the second time this year the flight attendants have rejected a contract with the airline. US Airways had expected an earlier offer to pass, but flight attendan