Green v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.

In this appeal, some 1,000 former flight attendants of Eastern Air Lines, Inc., challenge an order of the Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission denying them unemployment compensation benefits. We affirm.

On March 4, 1989, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 553, representing flight attendants, instituted a sympathy strike in support of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ strike against Eastern. The next day, appellant flight attendants filed for unemployment benefits. Their claims were denied. Four days later, on March 9, Eastern filed for bankruptcy.…