Legal Opinion
The Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association, Local 550, Transport Workers Union of America v. Caribbean Atlantic Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 8, 1969No. 7272_1PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves a dispute between appellant airline company and appellee union over the assignment of “open time” flights. Such flights occur whenever a regularly-scheduled crew member is absent. These flights are covered by standby stewardesses on a seniority basis pursuant to the provision of paragraph 4.G. of the Flight Stewardesses Scheduling Policy Manual which states that:
“If no low on time bidholder has indicated her availability, open time shall be offered to stand by in order of seniority. Such open time flights shall be offered and posted on the daily…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Central Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Southern Railway Company v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and EnginemenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- International Ass'n of Machinists v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1963
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Harold R. Magnuson v. Burlington Northern, Inc., D. S. Nelson, J. H. Woolford, and G. J. O'COnnellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Local 553, Transport Workers Union of America, Afl-Cio v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Boston & Maine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Brotherhood Of Maintenance Of Way Employees, Lodge 16 v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Charles H. Ruby, as President of the Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Taca International Airlines, S. A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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