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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Gleason denies two motions to dismiss in an airline pilot's lawsuit against a labor union and his former employer. When the pilot was fired by his former employer for performance deficiencies, the labor union did little to fight on behalf of the pilot, claiming the settlement agreement offered by the employer was the "most favorable resolution of an unwinnable case." The pilot initiated a lawsuit against the labor union and his former employer, alleging airline employees have a statutory right to access arbitration. Both parties filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, claiming the pilot's right to compel arbitration must be backed by the labor union and that it requires a private cause of action. Both motions shall be denied because the pilot has a protected right to pursue arbitration under the Railway Labor Act.