Court Criticizes Both ASIG And SeaTac Employees Over Attempted Strike
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Nonunionized Seattle-Tacoma International Airport workers who have been blocked from striking tried to procure a different outcome from the en banc 9th Circuit.
Employees of Air Craft Service International Group (ASIG), which provides aircraft refueling services, had wanted a strike in 2012 to protest the suspension of safety advocate Alex Popescu. The workers partnered with labor-advocacy group Working Washington and its campaign director, Jonathan Rosenblum, to plan the strike but they had no union representation.
ASIG immediately sought a temporary restraining order, claiming the strike was illegal under the Railway Labor Act (RLA). The company sued Popescu, Rosenblum, Working Washington and other unnamed employees who supported the strike.
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