Employee Advocacy Group That Preceded Teamsters Was Not an RLA Representative: Ninth Circuit | Practical Law
In International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Allegiant Air, LLC, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that federal district courts have jurisdiction to decide whether an employee advocacy group that previously represented employees was a valid representative under the Railway Labor Act (RLA), and that the RLA's jurisdictional bar does not apply to this issue. The court found that the advocacy group that had previously represented airline pilots had not been a proper representative under the RLA because it had not sought certification by the National Mediation Board (NMB) or through voluntary recognition by the airline.