American has said the labor concessions are needed to avoid a filing for bankruptcy protection.
Today, however, the managers made clear their opposition to any link between a new plant and labor concessions.
It was the second time in three years that mechanics rejected labor concessions.
On the other hand, the government could try to force labor concessions as a condition for federal aid.
The city is still hoping to win roughly $250 million in labor concessions to balance this year's budget.
Q. You said it will take impending bankruptcy to force labor concessions.
Earlier drafts of the city's new plan called for $300 million in labor concessions, but yesterday no figures were given.
The application to the government could succeed or fail depending on labor concessions.
He cut costs by around $500 million a year, about half of which came from labor concessions.
G.M. is expected to press plants for labor concessions in order to keep them open and save jobs.