Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees v. Ass'n of American Railroads
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 25, 1986No. Civ. A. 86-0951, 86-0977 and 86-1141PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Central Vermont Railway, Inc. (CVR), 1 has moved for a preliminary injunction 2 barring defendant Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (BMWE) and its employees from picketing plaintiff’s rail yards in New England. Resolution of the motion presents issues of some difficulty, for it requires the Court to reconcile the apparently conflicting goals and purposes of two statutes: the Norris-LaGuardia Act, 29 U.S.C. § 107, which bars the courts from enjoining labor disputes, and the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-160, which mandates that…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission v. Holiday Tours, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad v. United Transportation UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Central Vermont Railway, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Brotherhood Of Maintenance Of Way EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986