Update...As of 2am, Mexico's biggest airline Aeromexico and its unionized workers forged a last-minute accord early on Saturday to avoid a strike that could have ground some 300 flights a day, delaying a decision on a crucial sticking point.
The union known as ASSA, which represents about 1,300 Aeromexico flight attendants, had threatened a midnight strike if it did not get the 5 percent salary hike and 3 percent boost in benefits it sought. In its final offer, the airline proposed to raise attendants' salary immediately by 4.7 percent, boost benefits by 1.5 percent, and set up a committee to make a decision on the prickly issue of new employee contracts. Nearly two hours after the midnight deadline for a deal, the union announced it had accepted the proposal..