Legal Opinion
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1987No. Nos. 86-2197, 86-2319PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal by Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) and cross-appeal by the Independent Federation of Flight Attendants (the Union) arise from the district court’s judgment determining the relative rights of strikers, new hires, cross-overs and trainees to continued employment and reinstatement following the 1986 strike by TWA flight attendants. The district court granted preference in employment to newly hired strike replacements and union members who crossed the picket lines, thereby preventing reinstatement of full-term strikers with greater seniority to those…
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