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\u00a9 Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines passenger jet glides in under the moon as it lands at LaGuardia airport in New York, New York, August 28, 2012. REUTERS\/Eduardo Munoz\/File Photo<\/span>
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By Rajesh Kumar Singh<\/p>\n

CHICAGO (Reuters) -American Airlines and its pilot union have begun negotiations to improve their tentative contract agreement on Tuesday ahead of a crucial vote on the contract, according to a union memo seen by Reuters. <\/p>\n

The Texas-based carrier’s pilots are due to start voting Monday on a new four-year deal that provides for a pay increase of about 42% and other benefits. But the Allied Pilots Association (APA), which represents them, warned ratification was in “jeopardy” after United Airlines raised the benchmark in its pilots’ contract.<\/p>\n

“Our respective bargaining teams have committed to working around the clock beginning tonight for the next few days to address crucial improvements,” APA’s head Ed Sicher told the pilots in a memo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

U.S. union employees are piling pressure on their employers for better contracts amid frustration with stagnant pay, high healthcare costs, scanty sick time and uncertain scheduling.<\/p>\n

In the memo, Sicher said American Airlines (NASDAQ:) CEO Robert Isom has “acknowledged that significant improvements must be made” to the agreement.<\/p>\n

A union spokesperson said the talks began on Tuesday and will continue on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

American Airlines declined to comment. On Tuesday, the company said it would work with the union to take care of its pilots.<\/p>\n

American’s union has said United’s contract will lead to at least a 2% pay gap between American and United pilots. United’s contract also offers better back pay, as well as more days off for junior pilots and sick time, it added.<\/p>\n

“Is management serious about doing what’s required? Do they understand the need for a genuinely competitive pilot contract?” Sicher wrote in the memo. “Time will tell, and it won’t take long.”<\/p>\n

In a separate memo Tuesday night, American’s pilot union instructed its staff to prepare for informational picketing by the close of business on Monday in case talks fail.<\/p>\n

Airline unions negotiate their contracts in a so-called pattern bargaining process where a deal at one carrier acts as a benchmark for other agreements.<\/p>\n

An industry-wide pilot shortage and a booming travel demand have also handed unions enhanced bargaining power. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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