How do you say goodbye to a job you love?
That's exactly what nearly 32,000 airline workers have had to do as of Thursday following industry job cuts. The layoffs are a result of failed attempts to get more federal money to help the nation's struggling airlines, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said.
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