US Airways "I'm on board lanyards?"

[BOX OFFICE]

So PBR, you're proposing a legal theory that this isolated district court decision affecting a union drive at a nonunion carrier not only affects a completely different situation at a union carrier where pilots are intentionally creating labor strife (I'm on board=challenge the award) AND overrides the RLA? Just making sure I got it.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Box,
U.S. District Court is hardly isolated. Read the actual brief and decision, digest it, and come back. Its on the "internet", do the research.
PBR

 

[spitfire1500]

Hey, be quiet. It's nice to see a union do more than collect dues for a change.

yea....nothing beats giving out lanyards....

 

[TWA Dude]

what if you don't wear a lanyard at all - just use the plastic/metal snap/clip thing on you shirt pocket?

Then other pilots might think I'm an Eastie. Can't have that.

 

[PCL_128]

So PBR, you're proposing a legal theory that this isolated district court decision affecting a union drive at a nonunion carrier not only affects a completely different situation at a union carrier where pilots are intentionally creating labor strife (I'm on board=challenge the award) AND overrides the RLA? Just making sure I got it.

Exactly. The district court decision was limited to a non-union group working on organizing. The law contains specific protections for organizing activities, but not for groups that are already unionized. For unionized groups, it's different.

 

[BUDDHA145]

Sounds just like every union I know of...

hahaha... but sad, thats the truth!!!

 

[DoinTime]

...and here is the inevitable.

On Friday July 29, 2011, 8:17 pm EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - US Airways Group filed a lawsuit on Friday against the labor union representing its pilots that asks a federal court to prevent the group from participating in activities the airline claims are affecting its operations.

US Airways is alleging the U.S. Airline Pilots Association is encouraging its members to "engage in an illegal slowdown in order to put pressure on US Airways" as the two camps attempt to hash out a new contract, according to the court filing.

"This is not a step we take lightly, but we simply can no longer allow the labor union's illegal and misguided actions to harm US Airways, our employees and our customers," wrote US Airways Chief Executive Doug Parker in a note to employees obtained by Reuters.

A call placed to the U.S. Airline Pilots Association was not immediately returned.

US Airways and the union have been engaged in contract negotiations for several years stemming from the 2005 merger of America West Holdings Corp and US Airways.

The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Charlotte, N.C.

(Reporting by Jennifer Saba; Editing by Gary Hill)