Legal Opinion
Cress Bernard, Jet America Pilots v. Air Line Pilots Association, International, Afl-Cio, and Alaska Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1989No. 88-2600PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Chief Judge:
Air Line Pilots Association (“ALPA”) appeals a partial summary judgment and injunction in favor of a class of pilots represented by Cress Bernard. Prior to the merger of Jet America Airlines (“Jet America”) with Alaska Airlines (“Alaska”), the Alaska pilots were represented by ALPA for purposes of collective bargaining, while the Jet America pilots were unrepresented. Captain Bernard, a Jet America pilot, filed a complaint on behalf of himself and the other Jet America pilots against ALPA for breach of its duty of fair representation in negotiating an integrated seniority…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by42 opinions
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