Machinists' union sues DynCorp over termination of union president

Source: bizjournals

Jill R. Aitoro

The machinists' union at Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County is suing DynCorp International Inc., claiming the company violated a bargaining agreement when it fired a union president.

The lawsuit from the chapter of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers claims the McLean company did not have just cause for firing Gregg French, lead mechanic for the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Andrews and president of the union group representing workers at the base. The suit also claims the company violated its collective bargaining agreement when it refused to participate in an arbitration process to review the termination.

According to the complaint, filed Dec. 22 in the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, DynCorp claims that French's termination is immune from review under the grievances and arbitration process because the Air Force requested his removal — a claim the union disputes.

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