American Airlines' possible layoffs

ABOUT OF POSSIBLE LAYOFFS OREARLY RETIREMENT OPTIONS ATAMERICAN AIRLINES' TULSAMAINTENANCE BASE.THE COMPANY SENT OUT ANOTICE TWO WEEKS AGO... TOUNIONS AND EMPLOYEES...ABOUT JOB IMPACTS TO 25,000WORKERS.THE AIRLINE SAYS... THEY'REREQUIRED BY LAW TO LETEMPLOYEES KNOW AHEAD OF TIMEIN ADVANCE OF POTENTIALLAYOFFS OR FURLOUGHS'.AMERICAN AIRLINES EMPLOYSMORE THAN FIVE-THOUSANDTECHNICIANS AT ITS TULSAMAINTENANCE BASE.

THEAIRLINE SAYS IT WANTS TOOFFER 'EXTENDED LEAVE' OR'EARLY OUT' PLANS FOR ITSAFFECTED WORKERS.

THE LOCALTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION...THAT REPRESENTS A BULK OFTHE WORKERS AT THE BASE...BELIEVES 938 OF THESE 'WARN'NOTICES... WILL MAKE IT TOITS MEMBERS." I SURE HATE TO SEE THESENEW GUYS GET THE HIT."PRESIDENT DALE DANKER SAIDTHESE NUMBERS ARE NOTLAYOFF NUMBERS AND JUSTNOTICES TO THE EMPLOYEES.THE AIRLINE SAID IN ACOMPANY WIDE LETTER... THESEWARN NOTICES ARE QUOTE...'TIED TO THE OVERAGES WE MAYSEE STARTING ON OCTOBERFIRST... WHEN OUR PAYROLLSUPPORT PROGRAM FUNDING....EXPIRES'.BUSINESS OWNERS AN