RUBY v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC.

No. 65 Civ. 2870.

252 F.Supp. 873 (1965)

Charles H. RUBY, as President of the Air Line Pilots Association, International, and the Air Line Pilots Association, International, an unincorporated association, Neil H. Prothers, James B. Mac Quarrie, M. E. Tusha, W. H. Benefield, D. E. Dale, S. M. Isbell, Edward A. Cywinski, Robert L. Bragg and Curt Wetzel, individually and on behalf of that class of pilots serving as third crew members similarly situated which they represent, Plaintiffs, v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC., and Paul Chorbajian, as President of the Flight Engineers' International Association, PAA Chapter and the Flight Engineers' International Association, PAA Chapter, an unincorporated association, Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

December 20, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cohen & Weiss, New York City, for plaintiffs; Henry Weiss, Herbert A. Levy and Robert S. Savelson, New York City, of counsel.

Poletti, Freidin, Prashker, Feldman & Gartner, New York City, for defendant Pan American World Airways, Inc.; Jesse Freidin, Murray Gartner and Matthew J. Flood, New York City, of counsel.

Daniel Kornblum and O'Donnell & Schwartz, New York City, for defendants FEIA, PAA Chapter; Asher W. Schwartz, Daniel Kornblum, and Michael Klein, New York City, of counsel.


PALMIERI, District Judge.

This is a motion for a preliminary injunction in which the plaintiffs1 seek to restrain the defendants from requiring certain third crew members in Pan American World Airways, Inc. (Pan American) cockpits to pay dues to the Flight Engineers' International Association, PAA Chapter (FEIA) or be discharged.

Preliminary Statement

This dispute, like so many others which have affected the airlines...

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