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Following an emergency meeting of the board of directors' labor committee, United Airlines (UAL) has announced that it is willing to give its International Association of Machinists (IAM) represented mechanics the almost forty-seven percent increase over three years called for by the Presidential Emergency Board. The IAM will submit the proposal to its membership, but it is still unclear whether the mechanics---who were looking for a retroactive fifty-four percent raise---will accept the non-retroactive raise that has been offered. If a settlement is reached, it could clear the way for negotiations with the company's ramp and customer service agents---which were halted last fall due to the deadlock over the mechanics' contract, and for UAL to proceed with its requests for givebacks from all of its unions in order to keep the airline in business.