DALLAS — Two major unions are seeking to avoid a fight and instead share representation of ground workers at American Airlines after the company merges with US Airways.

The unions represent nearly 30,000 workers at the two airlines, and a deal might help both fend off challenges by the Teamsters.

The Transport Workers Union, or TWU, and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, or IAM, said Tuesday that they will form a council to negotiate a single contract with the post-merger American Airlines.

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