Legal Opinion
Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. National Mediation Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 19, 1994No. Nos. 91-5223, 91-5310PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
Under Section 2, Ninth of the Railway Labor Act (“RLA” or “Act”), the National Mediation Board (“NMB” or “Board”) is given very limited authority to investigate representation disputes “among a carrier’s employees.” See 45 U.S.C. § 152 Ninth (1988). Such investigation is initiated only “upon request of either party to the dispute,” and it is clear that a carrier is not a “party” under Section 2,…
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