Legal Opinion
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company v. Switchmen's Union of North America
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 9, 1961No. 387, Docket 26739PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises important questions as to the interrelations of the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 151 ff., and the Norris-LaGuardia Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 101 ff.
The appeal, brought under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a) (1), is by the Switchmen’s Union, whose principal office is in Buffalo, and certain of its officers, from an order of the District Court for the Western District of New York granting a motion of appellee railways, operating primarily in western states, for a temporary injunction against a strike. The strike threat grew out of a “major” labor dispute over rates of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by37 opinions
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