Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis

COFFIN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal centers about the propriety of the district court’s view that a complex question of job protection of certain railroad employees was answered by the prior interpretations of Arbitration Board No. 282, compelling the court to deny a motion of appellant, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (BRT), for supplemental relief. While we agree with the action taken in denying the motion, we do so for a different reason. We do not construe the prior interpretations of the Board as determinative of the issue raised; rather, we think this case presents a question of…