Legal Opinion

Haerum v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 20, 1989No. 244, Docket 89-7571PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OAKES, Chief Judge:

A group of pilots formerly employed by Empire Airlines (“Empire pilots”) appeal a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, Neal P. McCurn, Chief Judge, granting summary judgment in favor of the Air Line Pilots Association (“ALPA”) and its Piedmont Master Executive Council (“Piedmont MEC”) upon the Empire pilots’ claim that the union breached its duty of fair representation under the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq. (1982 & Supp. V 1987). We affirm.

In October 1985, Piedmont Aviation proposed acquiring Empire Airlines. At…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Ford Motor Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Local Lodge No. 1424, International Ass'n of MacHinists v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Frederick L. Jones v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by21 opinions

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