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Bishop et al v. Air Line Pilots Association, International

  1. January 05, 2021

    Pilots' Union Beats 7-Year Lawsuit Over Back Pay Dispersal

    The Air Line Pilots Association defeated a seven-year old suit in Illinois federal court on Tuesday brought by United Airlines pilot instructors alleging that the union improperly disbursed back pay after United and Continental Airlines' merger in 2010.

  2. April 27, 2020

    Pilots' Union Defends Back Pay Dispersal After United Merger

    An international pilots' union has urged an Illinois federal judge to end a claim from two United Airlines pilot instructors that the union improperly disbursed back pay, saying the pilots haven't shown evidence the methodology used for allocating the funds was chosen to harm them.

  3. October 17, 2018

    Class Claims Too Late In United Back Pay Row, Union Says

    Only the two United Airlines pilot instructors whose claims were revived in a suit alleging improper back pay disbursement can proceed in the case because the window for representing a class on the allegation has shut, an international pilots' union said Wednesday.

  4. October 13, 2016

    United Pilots' $2M Settlement With Union Over Back Pay OK'd

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday gave the go-ahead to a $2 million settlement agreement between a class of United Airlines Inc. pilots and their labor union, ending the pilots' claims that the union shortchanged them while doling out $225 million in back pay following United's merger with Continental Airlines.

  5. October 04, 2016

    UA Pilots, Union Seek Approval Of $2M Deal Over Back Pay

    United Airlines Inc. pilots and their labor union sought preliminary approval Tuesday from an Illinois federal judge of a proposed $2 million class settlement to resolve the pilots' claims they were shortchanged of back pay from the union's apportionment of $225 million following United's merger with Continental Airlines.

  6. April 13, 2016

    United Pilots Say Arbitration On Merger Payout Was Unfair

    United Airlines pilots suing a labor union over back pay have asked an Illinois federal judge to label as unfair an arbitration process on the dispute, a request that follows the judge's November opinion rejecting the union's bid for a quick win on whether the arbitration barred the lawsuit.

  7. November 06, 2015

    Pilot Union Can't Escape $225M Merger Payout Class Action

    A unilaterally appointed arbitrator in a dispute between United Airlines pilots and a union over $225 million in back pay following the airline's merger with Continental Airlines doomed the union's claims that the arbitration process was binding and that a class action could not proceed, an Illinois federal judge ruled Friday.

  8. October 01, 2015

    United Pilots Score Cert. In $225M Merger Payout Deal Row

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday certified a class of United Airlines pilots who sued their union over allegedly mishandling $225 million in retroactive payments due to the pilots, saying the group was defined and numerous enough to proceed with the class action.