Legal Opinion
International Association of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers, Afl-Cio v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 21, 1988No. 88-7079PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
In July 1987, the District Court issued a preliminary injunction (“July injunction”) prohibiting Eastern Air Lines, Inc. (“Eastern”) from spinning off its fleet service employees into a wholly owned subsidiary, and ordering it to maintain the status quo until it exhausted the dispute resolution procedures of the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-188 (1982). In March 1988, the court issued an order (“March order”) adjudging Eastern in contempt of the July injunction after the carrier announced plans…
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