Legal Opinion
George E. Jackson v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. And Air Line Pilots Association, International
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 20, 1972No. 348, Docket 35517PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, District Judge:
Appellants, plaintiffs below, senior flight engineers employed by defendant Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendants TWA and Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA). 1 They challenge two related provisions in a collective bargaining agreement between TWA and ALPA, which appellants contend deprived them of vested rights in a retirement plan.
On June 1, 1950, TWA initiated a retirement plan, financed by voluntary contributions of the flight engineers and supplemental contributions by TWA. The Flight Engineers…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- In the Matter of Complaint and Suit of Samuel Cunningham v. Erie Railroad Company and United Railroad Workers of America, Inc., C. I. O., Local 1463Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
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