American Airlines Lands Permanent Injunction Against Mechanics Union
“The only reasonable explanation for the slowdown is concerted action on the part of plaintiff’s mechanics,” wrote U.S. District Judge John McBryde.
August 13, 2019 at 01:20 PM
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American Airlines passengers who have sat in airports for hours because of flight delays or seen trips re-routed because of flight cancellations might soon get some relief, according to a labor law expert who has closely followed a dispute between the airline and its mechanics union.
American Airlines Inc. won a permanent injunction against its mechanics union in a lawsuit that claimed the mechanics engaged in a concerted work slowdown, causing flight delays and cancellations, to gain leverage in their contract negotiations.
“There are very few labor airline disputes that get to this level,” said Michael Green, a professor at Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth, and director of its workplace law program. “What the public should see is less of those delays and cancellations and missed flights.”
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