Legal Opinion
Local 553, Transport Workers Union v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 16, 1982No. CV-82-1504PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
SIFTON, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Local 553, Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO (the “Union” or “Local 553”), instituted this action on May 28,1982, alleging that defendant, Eastern Air Lines, Inc. (“Eastern” or the “Company”), has violated certain provisions of the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. (the “RLA”). This dispute arises from Eastern’s recent agreement with Braniff Airways, Inc. (“Braniff”) to take over Braniff’s routes to points in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, and Peru (the “Latin American Routes”),…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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