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American Airlines' Unions To Hold Nationwide Protest Wednesday

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Hundreds of American Airlines workers plan to protest at Tulsa International Airport on Wednesday.

The protest which begins at 11 a.m. is part of a nationwide protest by the unions. This comes after American Airlines' parent company AMR rejected two union proposals.

The Transport Workers Union and flight attendants union each pitched buy-out plans that would allow workers to voluntarily leave the company before their jobs were cut.

But American says the unions' plans wouldn't save any money.

2/27/2012 Related Story: American Airlines Says No To Union's Early-Out Proposals

"We're standing firm for our families and for the future," said Transport Workers Union International President James C. Little. "AMR's draconian plan to offshore maintenance work and outsource other jobs is bad for American and bad for America and must be challenged."

The protests will take place at the following airports on Wednesday.

  • Dallas-Fort Worth
  • John F. Kennedy International
  • LaGuarda Airport
  • San Francisco International
  • Los Angles International
  • Logan Airport in Boston
  • Miami International
  • Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta
  • Lambert International in St Louis
  • Chicago O'Hare
  • Detroit Metro Airport
  • Nashville International
  • Tulsa International

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