December 11, 2025
The Railway Labor Act doesn't give airline workers the right to compel arbitration against their employers before a System Board of Adjustment if their union isn't representing them, a New York federal judge ruled, tossing a fired United Airlines technician's bid to compel arbitration without a Teamsters local's involvement.
May 29, 2025
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters asked a New York federal judge to toss a former United Airlines technician's lawsuit seeking to force arbitration of a grievance over his firing, saying federal labor law does not give individual employees the right to arbitrate grievances over their union's objection.
January 23, 2025
A fired United Airlines technician asked a New York federal judge to compel arbitration of a grievance he filed in June over his termination, saying he has a right to have the grievance arbitrated under the Railway Labor Act.