The U.S. Supreme Court announced yesterday that it would not grant certiorari on a case disputing the authority of judges to intervene in labor actions stemming from collective bargaining. The case, which came to the Supreme Court on appeal from a Seventh Circuit decision overturning an earlier ruling, dealt with slowdowns engaged in last year by members of the International Association of Machinists in the employ of United Airlines. Union leaders warned that the decision could lead to the use of lawsuits by employers as a means of crushing economic strikes.
See "High court refuses to review United Airlines labor case", Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, October 1, 2001