Stick this under your pillow, BS. Doc 317
Case 2:13-cv-00471-ROS Document 317
The Court of Appeals noted further that “injunctive relief is necessary and
appropriate in this case to prevent the East Pilots from continuing to enjoy the
benefits of USAPA’s breach at the expense of the West Pilots.” (Emphasis added).
There should be no question that the APA Merger Committee is the direct
successor to the USAPA merger committee – no less than USAPA was the successor to
ALPA back in 2008 and no less than APA is the successor to USAPA today. As the
direct successor to USAPA, APA and its committees are just as bound by the Ninth
Circuit ruling (and the pending injunction from this Court) as USAPA and its
committees.
By this motion, the West Pilots ask the Court to enter a permanent injunction
consistent with the Ninth Circuit’s mandate. The most efficient way to do so is for the
Court to join APA, which succeeded USAPA as the exclusive bargaining representative
of all of the American Airlines pilots, including legacy U.S. Airways pilots, on
September 16, 2014, as USAPA’s successor, pursuant to Rule 25(c). This will allow the
Court to direct its injunction to both USAPA and APA with respect to participation
and/or support, directly or indirectly, of legacy U.S. Airways East pilots in the SLI
proceedings.