Cunningham v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, International

How courts have described this case

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• holding that judgment on the pleadings is warranted where the “allegations. of the complaint, plus terms of the agreements, are enough in themselves to defeat a claim of discrimination”
• finding that union did not breach duty of fair representation by negotiating CBA with employer airline carrier regarding longevity of pilots following employer’s merger with another carrier
• finding that union did not breach duty of fair representation by negotiating CBA with employer airline carrier regarding longevity of pilots following employer’s merger with another carrier
• “Success in a hybrid contract/DFR suit depends on showing both that the employer violated the contract and that the union did not represent the workers fairly.”
• “[M]ore is required of Plaintiffs given that they are seeking to plead a [duty of fair representation] claim against their union in the context of a collective bargaining agreement.”
• \Plaintiffs do not accuse the Union\ of \act[ing] in bad faith ....\

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