Emery v. Allied Pilots Ass'n

ORDER CONTAINING FINDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

Daniel T. K. Hurley, United States District Judge

Certain aspects of the employment relationship between American Airlines, a major commercial air carrier, and its pilots form the background to this case. The dispute at issue, however, involves a policy promulgated by the pilots’ union, the Allied Pilots Association. The policy denies a *1294minority of disabled pilots, who are inactive members of the union and are referred to as “MDD” (medically disabled dropped) pilots, access to “Challenge & Response,” a website chat room maintained by the…