INTERNATIONAL ASS'N OF MACHINISTS v. VARIG

No. 07 Civ. 412(SAS).

499 F.Supp.2d 469 (2007)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS, ALF-CIO, Plaintiff, v. VARIG, S.A., and Vincente Cervo and Eduardo Zerwes, as Foreign Representatives of Varig, S.A., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Clayman, Esq., Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff.

Rick B. Antonoff, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff, a labor union, seeks payment of severance benefits from its members' employer, Varig S.A. airline ("Varig"), under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement ("Varig CBA"). Defendant Varig, a Brazilian airline that conducted business in New York, is in bankruptcy proceedings in Brazil. The airline and its representatives now move to dismiss this

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