Original Message

The lawsuit was frivolous and the company should have simply called the OPEIU as a witness as the ONLY authorized representative agent for those pilots. The attorney hired to represent the class action was not a duly certified representative. The company should have countersued for attorney fees instead of agreeing to pay attorney fees. No need for a union if we all can simply sue on our own! The union lost leverage and did a disservice to all its members by letting a group now work OUTSIDE the negotiated contract. The RLA is pretty clear that this was an issue within its applicability, which preempts state law.