Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Transport Workers Union of America, Afl-Cio
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 1, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2013-0170PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
This putative class action is the latest skirmish in a long-running dispute among mechanics at American Airlines over which union should represent them. Following American’s bankruptcy in November 2011, its mechanics narrowly ratified a collective bargaining agreement between the airline and the Transportation Workers Union (“TWU”). A group of American mechanics who would prefer to be represented by another union — the American Mechanics Fraternal Association (“AMFA”) — has filed suit over the process that led to the…
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