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(Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday temporarily halted a union organizing drive for 10,000 passenger service agents at bankrupt American Airlines that had been cleared by federal mediators.
U.S. District Judge Terry Means issued an order in Fort Worth, Texas, preventing a representation election scheduled for June 21 through August 2.
The Communications Workers of America wants to represent agents at airports nationwide.
Means found that American was likely to prevail in a lawsuit challenging criteria used by the National Mediation Board, or NMB, to permit the vote. The agency overseeing union balloting had asked Means to dismiss the complaint. ...............(more)
The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/judge-blocks-union-election-american-airlines-032524864--finance.html
