Legal Opinion

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Afl-Cio, and Teamsters Local Union No. 2727 v. United Parcel Service Co.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 26, 2006No. 05-5478PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Section 3 of the Railway Labor Act (RLA), Pub.L. No. 442, 48 Stat. 1185 (1934) (codified as amended at 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.), grants adjustment boards exclusive jurisdiction to resolve disputes over the “interpretation or application of [collective bargaining] agreements” affecting the railroad and airline industries. At issue in this case is a claim by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (the union) that it has a right to designate a representative on a safety committee established by its collective bargaining agreement with United Parcel Service (UPS).…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. NorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. International Ass'n of MacHinists v. StreetSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. United Transportation Union v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
  2. James C. Stephens, Floyd G. Stephens, Richard Mahoney, Donald v. Nippert v. Retirement Income Plan for Pilots of U.S. Air, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  3. Carter v. Transp. Workers Union of Am. Local 556District Court, N.D. Texas · 2019
  4. Iqbal v. Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.District Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2011
  5. BLET v. Union Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022

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