41.   That decision was made minutes after negotiators reached the tentative agreement, said union spokesman Mike Oakey.

42.   The agreement also improves pension and medical benefits, said Stephen Mangione, a union spokesman.

43.   The cause was complications from leukemia, a union spokesman said.

44.   The company also offered a compromise on a tougher attendance policy that angered some workers, the union spokesman said.

45.   The largest union of airline pilots will propose on Tuesday that cockpit crew members be permitted to carry handguns to foil hijackers, a union spokesman said.

46.   The two sides have made progress in the talks, a union spokesman said.

47.   The union also has demanded protections for furloughed captains and currently employed pilots, said Roy Freundlich, a union spokesman.

48.   The union fears that members could be disciplined unfairly, said Chris Witkowski, a union spokesman.

49.   The union has not changed that number since, said Jeff Zack, a union spokesman.

50.   Union spokesman Hanson in Winnipeg said they want changes in seniority provisions and better pensions.