Legal Opinion
Rakestraw v. United Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 28, 1992No. Nos. 91-2285, 91-2416, 91-2417, 91-2502, 91-2503, 91-2535 and 91-2957PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Two cases present a common question: does a union’s duty of fair representation under the Railway Labor Act block the union from adjusting seniority in a way known to favor some employees over others? Both of these cases arise out of trauma at an airline: in one case its acquisition by a larger carrier, and in the other a strike followed by the hiring of replacement pilots.
In each case the union (the Air Line Pilots Association, or ALPA) negotiated with management an agreement providing every pilot with seniority from the date of hire. In the first case, the pilots…
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