Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, International
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1985No. 84-1186PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Howard B. Peterson, III, a former pilot for Piedmont Aviation, Inc. (“Piedmont”), has alleged that the Airline Pilots Association, International (“ALPA”) and known and unknown union members coerced Piedmont into firing him for failing to respect a nationwide ALPA sponsored job action. Peterson contends that the union thereby failed to live up to its duty of fair representation and, together with individual pilots, violated North Carolina law prohibiting blacklisting, conspiracy, and interference with a contractual relationship. In two orders granting summary…
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