Legal Opinion
Air Line Pilots Association, International, and Craig A. Moffatt v. Midwest Express Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 6, 2002No. 01-1992PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal by a pilot and his union from a grant of summary judgment to his former employer presents questions concerning arbitration and contract law. Midwest first fired Moffatt in 1999 because he failed a proficiency test. Represented by the union (ALPA), which had an informal arrangement with Midwest, Mof-*555fatt invoked Midwest’s grievance procedure. The grievance was settled by an agreement, signed by Midwest, Moffatt, and the union, reinstating Moffatt and giving him one last chance to demonstrate his proficiency. The agreement provided that if Moffatt “fails any…
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