CAL sues Pilot's union

HOUSTON (CN) - Continental Airlines has sued the Air Line Pilots Association International in Federal Court, seeking to vacate a System Board of Adjustment decision reinstating the license of Ronald A. McWhirter, a Continental pilot who refused to submit to a sobriety test in 2005 despite an agreement that the company could administer the test without notice. The “last chance” agreement stemmed from McWhirter’s being diagnosed as an alcoholic once tested positive for a blood alcohol content greater than .04 before a scheduled flight in 2000, Continental says. It claims he refused to take another test in February 2005. The airline is represented by Teresa Valderrama with Baker Botts. See Complaint via Courthousenews.