International Brotherhood of Teamsters Airline Division v. Frontier Airlines, Inc.

Dist. Ct. erred in granting plaintiff-union's request for preliminary injunction to preclude defendant-employer from making any unilateral alteration in working conditions for its mechanics prior to resolution of union's representation issue in dispute concerning whether plaintiff was proper representative of defendant's mechanics following defendant's purchase and merger of company that had previously employed said mechanics. Defendant claimed that purchased company was now part of single, larger transportation unit that would preclude plaintiff from being union representative of any of defendant's mechanics, and while imposition of injunction could be appropriate remedy until said representation issue has been resolved by National Mediation Bd., Ct. found that modification of instant injunction was appropriate so as to condition any injunction relief upon plaintiff's timely application to Bd. for ruling on issue concerning representation of defendant's mechanics.