The temporary restraining order that dissolved the trusteeship of Nabet-cwa Local 41 has been converted to a preliminary injunction, meaning that the local’s elected officers will remain on the job until a trial is held to determine whether the trusteeship was valid. In the meantime, U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feinerman, who determined in his Tro that the trusteeship was “invalid,” has referred the case to a Magistrate Judge for a settlement conference.

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order dissolving the trusteeship of Nabet-cwa Local 41, which represents broadcast technicians at ABC, NBC, Telemundo, Univision and ESPN in Chicago.

The trusteeship had been imposed by Nabet-cwa on Sept. 22, six months after Raza Siddiqui was elected president of Local 41. In the local’s March elections, Siddiqui and his entire slate of running mates overwhelmingly defeated the local’s prior leadership, headed by former president Chris Willadsen and former treasurer Patrick Keating,...