United, mechanics agree on contract

Tuesday, February 19, 2002

CHICAGO -- United Airlines reached a tentative contract agreement Monday with the union representing its 12,800 mechanics and aircraft cleaners, averting by less than 36 hours a strike that could have grounded the world's second-biggest carrier.

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