Ali Bahreman v. Allegiant Air, LLC

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ALI BAHREMAN, No. 23-16156

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:20-cv-00437- v. ART-DJA

ALLEGIANT AIR, LLC;

TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OPINION

OF AMERICA LOCAL 577,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Anne R. Traum, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 7, 2024 San Francisco, California

Filed December 10, 2024

Before: M. Margaret McKeown, Lucy H. Koh, and Anthony D. Johnstone, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Johnstone BAHREMAN V. ALLEGIANT AIR, LLC

SUMMARY *

Railway Labor Act

The panel affirmed the district court’s summary judgment in favor of Allegiant Air and the Transport Workers Union in Allegiant flight attendant Ali Bahreman’s action alleging that the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Allegiant and the Union violated the Railway Labor Act of 1926. The Agreement gives employees a choice between paying dues to join the Union or paying agency fees without joining the Union. The Agreement’s enforcement…