Beatty v. Chicago, B. & Q. R.

BeUiME, Justice.

This is an action for a declaratory judgment. The petition, which is lengthy, alleges, in substance, the following facts: The defendant is a railroad corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois. The Order of Railroad Telegraphers, a trade union, is a voluntary association, comprised of the railroad employees, including agent telegraphers. The object of the union is to negotiate, by collective bargaining, for and on behalf of its members, and it, on October 1, 1927, for and on behalf of plaintiff and others, entered into a contract with the…