United, Flight Attendants Mum on Meeting: Leaders...

United, Flight Attendants Mum on Meeting: Leaders of the United Airlines 14,000-member flight attendants’ union would not comment after a meeting with the airline’s managers to discuss employee ownership and other contract issues. United also would make no comment. The airline’s managers are trying to gain support for a transaction involving employee ownership and plan to meet with United’s other employee groups. The airline is the target of several takeover threats, including one from the New York investment firm Coniston Partners.