Atlas Air, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of

Griffith, Circuit Judge:

The district court issued a preliminary injunction enjoining a union's efforts to gain leverage over two commercial air carriers during negotiations over an amended collective bargaining agreement. Congress permits courts to issue such injunctions in rare circumstances. Because this is one of them, we affirm.

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Atlas Air, Inc. and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. (collectively, "Atlas") are global commercial air carriers that operate domestic and intercontinental flights for the U.S. military, DHL, and Amazon, among others. Atlas's pilots are represented by the…