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To: RealMuLan who wrote (17418)	12/2/2004 2:37:47 PM
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UPDATE 1-Strike ballots sent to UAL flight attendants-union Thu Dec 2, 2004 12:54 PM ET (Recasts lede; adds details, changes dateline, previous CHICAGO) NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The Association of Flight Attendants on Thursday mailed 21,000 strike authorization ballots to flight attendants at United Airlines, setting the stage for a work stoppage if the bankrupt airline repeals a collective bargaining agreement with the union. Strike ballots are also being prepared for flight attendants at ATA Holdings (ATAHQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) and Hawaiian Airlines (HA.A: Quote, Profile, Research) , the AFA said. In the event of a strike at United, a secondary strike may occur at other carriers, it said. UAL Corp. (UALAQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) , United Airlines' parent company, a week earlier asked an Illinois bankruptcy judge to let it reject labor contracts with its six unions if it fails to extract an additional $725 million of annual savings from its employees by January. The No. 2 U.S. carrier, which has been in bankruptcy since December 2002, also asked for permission to remove any requirement in collective bargaining agreements that the carrier maintain defined benefit pension plans. reuters.com