Machinists Challenge US Airways' Bankruptcy Shield
U.S. Newswire, February, 2007
To: LABOR EDITORS
Contact: Joseph Tiberi, IAMAW, office: 1-202-974-8250, cell: 1- 301-529-9341, jtiberi@iamaw.org
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today filed a federal lawsuit challenging US Airways' use of bankruptcy court to avoid an arbitration case stemming from a Machinists Union grievance. US Airways last week filed a complaint in bankruptcy court asking a bankruptcy judge to block a grievance arbitration scheduled to begin today, prompting the IAM's suit.
"US Airways is attempting to use the bankruptcy court to shield itself from its contractual obligations 17 months after exiting bankruptcy," said IAM General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. "If companies can get...
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