SPIRIT PILOTS THREATEN & SWEDISH PILOTS STRIKE

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Spirit Airlines negotiations with its pilots for a new contract have not gone well. A 30-day “cooling-off period” ends soon and the pilots say they will begin a strike Saturday at midnight if a deal is not reached before then. (Freep.com, June 9)

To protest airlines demands to hire freelance pilots, the Swedish Airline Pilots Association called a strike which began on Monday. The strike affects four domestic Swedish carriers. (USAToday.com, June 8)