The labor union representing workers with ExpressJet Airlines is taking the Atlanta-based carrier to court — over a “bonus pay scheme.”
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Airline Division on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Atlanta federal court alleging ExpressJet, a United Express carrier, triggered a “major dispute” under the Railway Labor Act when it unilaterally offered a bonus program to attract new airframe and powerplant mechanics while it was negotiating with the union over pay…