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American jobs fight

Jet inside American Airlines Hangar in Tulsa.
KWGS News Photo
Jet inside American Airlines Hangar in Tulsa.

By KWGS

Tulsa, OK – American Airlines union employees launch a campaign to save Tulsa jobs
Transport workers union officials say American is planning on moving more than 230 jobs from Tulsa to Dallas. Local 514 President Sam Cirri is calling on city and state elected leaders to join the effort to keep those jobs here

The jobs involved are maintenance control technician positions. Cirri says the loss could mean a fourteen-and-a-half million dollar hit to the Tulsa economy.