Originally Posted by
justjack
joepilot,So you are suggesting that a judge would FORCE the MEC to vote on a contract- and apparently they must vote “yes” just to, solely to, only to, enforce the Nic award?...
Why don’t we just fast forward and let the judge negotiate a deal with the company- anything to get the NIC, "award" in place.
Jack-
You seem to underestimate the power of a federal judge.
He can place the whole USAPA under "trusteeship". Its been done to much larger unions. (federal judges pretty much ran the entire Teamsters union in the 1980s)
He can remove the union leadership. He can appoint "cactiboss" as the trustee if he wants.
He can find individuals in contempt. He can impose fines and jail time.
His power is nearly limitless.
If a federal judge can order US Army troops to remove the governor of a state from the doorway of a schoolhouse and integrate that school at the point of a gun, then I think a federal judge can handle the USAPA.
You will be in great peril if you think you can defy a federal court order.