Legal Opinion

Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 4, 2002No. 01-10538PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

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A union appeals an injunction issued under the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”). The six appellee railroad carriers have obtained, on summary judgment, an injunction against appellant Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (“BMWE”) requiring it to give ten days’ notice before initiating a “strike, work stoppage, picketing or other self help” against any of the carriers. Burlington N., Santa Fe Ry. v. BMWE, 143 F.Supp.2d 672, 696 (N.D.Tex.2001) ("Burlington Northern”). In that published Memorandum Opinion and Order, the district court provides an impressive and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Garcia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. International Ass'n of MacHinists v. StreetSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Texas & NOR Co. v. Brotherhood of Ry. & Steamship ClerksSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  4. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. The Delaware and Hudson Railway Company v. United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. BNSF Railway Company v. Intl Assn of SheetCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  2. CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  3. Aircraft Service International, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 117Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  4. BNSF Railway Co. v. United Transportation UnionDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2006
  5. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002

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