Bush Orders Delay in Airline Mechanic Strike
From Times Wire Reports
A 30-day “cooling-off” period was issued to prevent a strike by United Airlines mechanics.
In a brief statement issued by the White House, President Bush said he “remains concerned about the effect an airline strike could have on the traveling public and on the economy.”
He urged the two sides to work at resolving the dispute.
A presidential board appointed in the labor dispute between United and the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace workers recommended the move. The panel urged a pay raise for the mechanics despite sympathizing with the carrier’s financial predicament.
