The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents 28,000 flight attendants, said it is "one step closer to a strike" after ongoing contract talks with American Airlines ended Thursday without an agreement. Union president Julie Hedrick, who is also a career flight attendant, said in a statement that the airline "did not come to the table" with an adequate compensation agreement "after years of bargaining, including almost a year of mediated talks" with the National Mediation Board. "Flight ...