I think we are looking at two different Ford v ALPA cases. From what I read it had nothing to do with a merger an acquisition clause or merging lists. DALPA was negotiating for scope limits on RJ's. ALPA national supported these scope limits. Ford feels that ALPA support for increased scope at DL is a violation of DFR. Ford also claims that ALPA did not process the grievance in a timely manner.

http://www.leagle.com/decision/20035...Supp2d271_1508

Summary:

This action results from a dispute between certain pilots for Comair, Inc. ("Comair"), an airline company that contracts with its parent company Delta Air Lines to fly part of Delta's routes, and their union, the Air Line Pilots Association ("ALPA") and its President, Duane E. Woerth (together, "Defendants"). Plaintiffs assert that Defendants, who represent the pilots for both Comair and Delta, breached their duties to Comair's pilots when they negotiated a collective bargaining agreement on behalf of Delta pilots that restricts the number and type of flights that Comair may fly. Plaintiffs also assert that Defendants breached their duties by fail process plaintiffs' grievances regarding these issues.