Legal Opinion

Santiago v. United Air Lines, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided August 22, 2013No. 11 C 9109PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Opinion and Order

GARY FEINERMAN, District Judge.

Wanda Santiago, a retired flight attendant, brought this suit under the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., against United Air Lines, Inc., her former employer, and the Association of Flight Attendants — CWA (“AFA”), the union that represents United flight attendants. Doc. 1. Santiago alleges that United violated the RLA by failing to submit to arbitration her grievance regarding recent changes to United’s employee pass travel policy — changes that, Santiago asserts, violate the collective bargaining agreement between…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Sandra L. Waldridge v. American Hoechst Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  2. Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. NorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Michael B. Smith v. Douglas Lamz and the Village of Algonquin, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  5. Cracco v. Vitran Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Bernard v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 2016
  2. Santiago v. United Air Lines, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2014
  3. Bernard v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 2016
  4. Bumpus v. Air Lines Pilots Association, InternationalDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2022
  5. Grindling v. Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2024

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