Judge Blocks NW f/as right to strike

[whatkindoffreshhell]

Judge blocks strike at Northwest
Judge grants request of nation's No. 5 airline to keep flight attendants from striking just hours before it was due to start.
August 25 2006: 3:28 PM EDT


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A federal judge blocked flight attendants from a strike at Northwest Airlines Friday afternoon, just hours before the union had said it would start to disrupt operations at the nation's No. 5 carrier.

Federal Judge Victor Marrero granted management's request for an injunction against Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, which has 7,300 members on the job at the airline.


*********Absolutebullshit and should be quickly (VERY QUICKLY) appealed to the Supreme Court.

This is history-in-the-making folks.

 

[FWAAA]

*********Absolutebullshit and should be quickly (VERY QUICKLY) appealed to the Supreme Court.

This is history-in-the-making folks.

The US Supreme Court isn't in session and won't be until October. That'd be a long wait.

Appeal from the District Court is to the Court of Appeals.

 

[NYGiantsFan90]

The Supreme Court always hears emergency appeals.

But yes it does not go straight to them anyhow.

 

[PITbull]

Thanks for posting that link!

Below is the end of the article stating that NW made $179 million profit just in this second quarter, after reorganization expenses.

Can anyone comprehend this???? A profit IN BK and that's BEFORE the f/a concessions of $194 million and 40% pay cut!

Geezus! HOW MUCH PROFIT DO THESE EXECS WANT?

It's all about stock price folks and bonuses for execs.

THE F/AS ARE IN A GREAT POSITION. THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EMERGE FROM BK AND RECEIVE THEIR NEW STOCK ALLOTMENT.The f/as need to reduce those consession drastically! Management will have to comply because the judge can not TRO them for long!!

NW GIVE THEM HELL!!!! AND SAVE THE INDUSTRY AND LABOR!

I've just written to the MEC, and I think that all posters need to go over to the NW board and give the f/as support and encouragement to move with the STRIKE.

The judge will not be able to prevent CHAOS for long...he doesn't have the legal authority to do so.

All of the labor websites need to show their solidarity and support for the NW f/as and inform all the members of this plight and fight!!!!

 

[FWAAA]

The Supreme Court always hears emergency appeals.

True. And appeal of the issuance of a TRO or Temp Injunction is unlikely to ever qualify as an "emergency." The oppposite (denial of a requested injunction) might be an emergency.

 

[PITbull]

THE F/AS ARE IN A GREAT POSITION. THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EMERGE FROM BK AND RECEIVE THEIR NEW STOCK ALLOTMENT.The f/as need to reduce those consession drastically! Management will have to comply because the judge can not TRO them for long!!

NW GIVE THEM HELL!!!! AND SAVE THE INDUSTRY AND LABOR!


The judge will not be able to prevent CHAOS for long...he doesn't have the legal authority to do so.

All of the labor websites need to show their solidarity and support for the NW f/as and inform all the members of this plight and fight!!!!

WE SUPPORT YOU NW FLIGHT ATTENDANTS! AFA LEGAL NEEDS TO FILE AN APPEAL ASAP AND BRING IN THE MEDIA ON THIS BLATANT ILLEGAL ACTION BY THE FEDERAL JUDGE

 

[PITbull]

Let's not forget, your dealing with AFA legal who have no experience on these types of issues.

Hopefully, they know enough to hire some outside legal advisor to file an appeal immediately.

Whose really great with this kind of action is IAM legal.

 

[NYGiantsFan90]

Sharon Levine ESQ.

 

[Bear96]

. . . AFA LEGAL NEEDS TO FILE AN APPEAL ASAP . . .

Ummm, I think this was the appeal (though the article is not really clear on that point and I can't find the full decision on line yet). Remember last week (two weeks ago now?) Judge Gropper said he could not stop CHAOS, and I think this is NW's appeal from that decision.

In any case, the judge did not say the F/As CAN'T strike. He just said they can't strike right now and he needs more time to review the legal issues.

(I am not saying I agree with the decision, but at least take a moment to understand what is going on.)


EDITED TO ADD:

I see now that this decision was by a District Judge. So AFA can indeed appeal this to the Second Circuit. (Sorry PITbull!) It is difficult to find out exactly what is going on by relying on what is getting through the media filter. Anyone have a link to the actual decision?

 

[PITbull]

Sharon Levine ESQ.

Yup! She's just nothing short of awesome!

She attended the Aviation forum last year in Vegas representing Labor legal in BK, and was part of the "debate" with the aviation kings. She is one impressive lady!

She also did an outstanding job for the IAM in the BK court proceedings.

 

[FWAAA]

The judge will not be able to prevent CHAOS for long...he doesn't have the legal authority to do so.

Do you have any citation (law, case, link, anything) for your allegation that the District Judge lacks the authority to issue the temporary relief?

 

[NYGiantsFan90]

Was stopping a recount in FL an emergency?

 

[LTHL200]

Marrero, Victor
Born 1941 in Santurce, PR

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Nominated by William J. Clinton on May 27, 1999, to a seat vacated by Sonia Sotomayor; Confirmed by the Senate on October 1, 1999, and received commission on October 5, 1999.

Education:
New York University, B.A., 1964

Yale Law School, LL.B., 1968

Professional Career:
Assistant to the mayor, New York City, 1968-1970
Assistant administrator/neighborhood director, Model Cities Admin, New York City, 1970-1973
Executive director, Department of City Planning, New York City, 1973-1974
Special counsel to the comptroller, New York City, 1974-1975
First assistant counsel to the governor, State of New York, NY, 1975-1976
Chairman, City Planning Commission, New York City, 1976-1977
Commissioner and vice chairman, New York State Housing Finance Agency, 1978-1979
U.S. Undersecretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1979-1981
Private practice, New York City, 1981-1993
U.S. Ambassador on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, 1993-1997
U.S. Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the U.S. to the Org. of American States, 1998-1999

Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic

Gender: Male

 

[PITbull]

Bob,

Why is it always up to labor to concede???? What about managment backing off the steep concession of 40% pay cut?

NW had a quarterly profit of $179 million after it wrote off the reorganization charges for the quarter.

THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL THAT NW WILL LIQUIDATE. None of these bankrupt legacies will. The laws are not set up for a company to liquidate in BK. Only labor financially gets liquidated.

The only thing CHAOS will hinder and delay is their BK emergence, and the EXECS ability to get their hands on some reissued stock options... and that's about it!

 

[Bear96]

The Supreme Court always hears emergency appeals.

But yes it does not go straight to them anyhow.

The Supreme Court only hears the cases it wants to hear (with a couple of extremely narrow exceptions over which it has original jurisdiction, none of which are applicable here). Neither NW nor AFA could force this case to the Court -- it would be up to the Court to decide whether it wants to hear it.

And in any case, as FWAAA says, this is far from an "emergency."