Aeroground
Aeroground, Inc. v. City & County of San Francisco
Opinion
Opinion
Walker, J.
ORDER
Plaintiff Aeroground, Inc, a company that provides cargo-handling services for airlines at the San Francisco International Airport, challenges the airport commission’s “Labor Peace/Card Check” rule. For the reasons set forth below, Aero-ground’s motion for a preliminary injunction (Doc # 11) is GRANTED.
I
The City and County of San Francisco owns the airport, which is operated by the city’s airport commission headed by the airport director, John L Martin (collectively, defendants). Beccia Decl (Doc # 14), Exh A at 1. On February 1, 2000, the airport commission adopted a rule called the “Labor Peace/Card Check” rule in an effort to minimize the perceived threat of labor unrest arising out of union organizing drives at the airport. Id, Exh B. While obligating unions not to undertake economic actions such as strikes, picketing and boycotts in relation to organizing campaigns, the rule requires certain employers operating at the airport to enter into a “Labor Peace/Card Check” agreement with any union that has registered with the airport director and requested such an agreement. Id § II(3)(c); id § II(l)(a).