Unions representing the airline's pilots and machinists won a prominent position among the creditors.

Over the weekend, the unions - representing T.W.A.'s pilots, machinists and flight attendants - agreed on concessions totaling $137 million a year.

The pilots said their agreement was contingent, among other things, upon other unions representing flight attendants and machinists reaching separate agreements with the airline.

The unions - representing flight attendants, bag handlers and machinists - all issued statements saying members gave wide approval to strike.

The unions represent Eastern's pilots, machinists and flight attendants.

The Times is also negotiating with unions representing pressmen, drivers, stereotypers, paperhandlers, machinists and electricians.

Negotiators will try to reach settlements with unions representing signal workers, electricians, machinists, plumbers and boilermakers.

United Airlines' parent will receive a buyout proposal from the unions representing its pilots, machinists and flight attendants.

The two others are the Transport Workers Union, which represents machinists, and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants.

Still without contracts, however, are 10 unions representing engineers, car repairmen, machinists, boilermakers, laborers, electricians, sheet-metal workers, police officers and supervisors.