The Nation - News from March 25, 1985
Striking mechanics and baggage handlers reached a tentative settlement with Pan American World Airways because the company planned to start firing them this week, the chief union negotiator said. The 5,800 ground workers will now be asked to ratify a contract that contains the same wage increase the company offered before the strike was begun on Feb. 28, and smaller bonuses. Striking mechanics who objected to the tentative contract tied up traffic at Kennedy International Airport in New York for nearly three hours, authorities said.
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