The pilots at UA said they have received ``substantive'' proposals on key issues during contract negotiations but union leaders remain cautious and have activated a strike committee just in case.

Both the pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, and United, a unit of Chicago-based UAL have set Labour Day as the target for getting a new contract, the first new deal since employees took majority control of the company in 1994.
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