Legal Opinion
The Maine Central Railroad Company and the Portland Terminal Company v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 12, 1987No. 86-1875PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants Maine Central Railroad Company and the Portland Terminal Company (collectively, Maine Central) brought an action in district court challenging the constitutionality of an Act of Congress. The challenged legislation imposed a moratorium on changes in the conditions of Maine Central’s employment relationship with defendant-appellee, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (BMWE). The district court denied Maine Central’s motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, granted BMWE’s motion for summary judgment, and…
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