Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Ass'n v. United Airlines, Inc.

AMENDED MEMORANDUM DECISION

This action for injunctive relief is brought by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) and four individuals employed by United Air Lines, Inc. in the class or craft of mechanics and related employees, within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act (Act or RLA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-188 . Plaintiffs would have this court enjoin, pending final disposition of plaintiffs’ “Application for Investigation of Representation Dispute” which is now before the National Mediation Board (NMB), (1) any negotiations concerning a new collective bargaining agreement between defendant United Air Lines and intervenor International Association of Machinists (IAM), which is the current NMB-certified exclusive bargaining representative of the class and craft of mechanics and related employees of United Air Lines throughout the United States; (2) United’s enforcement of its policy prohibiting its employees from distributing union campaign literature on United property, insofar as it extends to the distribution of such literature in non-working areas and on non-working time; and (3) United’s alleged discrimination in allowing IAM employee and non-employee supporters, but…