Legal Opinion

International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, Airline District 146 v. Frontier Airlines, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 23, 1981No. 81-1283PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The issue before us concerns the jurisdiction of a district court to grant injunctive relief with regard to “minor” labor disputes that involve the interpretation of collective bargaining agreements and that are governed by the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq.

The plaintiff International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Airline District 146 (“the union”) sought a temporary restraining order, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against the defendant Frontier Airlines, Inc. (“the carrier”), based on what the union contended were blatant…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, and Its District Lodge 100 v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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  3. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America, Airline Division & Teamsters Local 19 v. Southwest Airlines Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  5. Association of Professional Flight Attendants v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988

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