TULSA, Okla. (AP) — American Airlines workers in Tulsa said they are stepping up a public campaign to draw attention to the 2,100 employees whose jobs are on the struggling air carrier's chopping block as the company goes through bankruptcy, the local Transport Workers Union said Tuesday.

Employees are printing up about 500 yard signs touting their campaign's website, www.isupportamericanjobs.com, where visitors are asked to sign an online petition as a show of support. More than 15,000 people have signed so far.

"We work so hard for this company but they gave up on us," said 16-year American employee Malinda Hamm, who described the mood among coworkers as "terrible."

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