GRIFFIN v. AIR LINE PILOTS ASS'N, INTERN.

No. 93-3336.

32 F.3d 1079 (1994)

Kevin GRIFFIN, Dennis Holmbeck, Roger Myers, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 10, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Mitchell (argued), James L. Komie, Schuyler, Roche & Zwirner, Chicago, IL, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Irving M. Friedman, Michael B. Erp, Katz, Friedman, Schur & Eagle, Chicago, IL, Gary Green, Elizabeth Ginsburg (argued), Air Line Pilots Ass'n, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Simmons Air Lines, Inc. demoted the plaintiffs from captains to first officers. The Air Line Pilots Association did not intervene to try to save their jobs. In fact, the union actually suggested the demotion as an acceptable way for the company to deal with a shortage of first officers. The demoted pilots sued the union, claiming that it violated its duty of fair representation, and tortiously interfered with their employment expectations. The...

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