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Hudson v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n International
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 15, 2009No. 07 C 590PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this case are pilots currently or formerly employed by United Airlines, Inc. (United) who contend, on behalf of themselves and a certified class, that their union, the Air Line Pilots Asso*656ciation International (ALPA), breached its duty of fair representation under the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 152(RLA). Plaintiffs contend that ALPA breached its duty of fair representation by acting in an arbitrary manner, by discriminating against certain furloughed pilots based on a bias against them, and by acting in bad…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. LockridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. O'NeillSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Hudson v. AIR LINE PILOTS ASS'N INTERN.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2009