Legal Opinion

Beardsly v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 8, 1988No. Nos. 86-1369, 86-1370, 86-1372 to 86-1374, 86-1950 and 87-1325PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

I. OVERVIEW

One hundred fifty-eight former employees of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (Rock Island or Rock Island Railroad) appeal from decisions of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa dismissing or denying their claims against the Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co. (CNW) and four rail*1496road labor organizations.1 The suits allege violations of a labor protective agreement and a United States statute, both designed to protect the job status of the former Rock Island employees.

We affirm the district court insofar as it…

2Cases cited16 opinions

United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
Touche Ross & Co. v. RedingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by1 opinion

L. Lee Beardsly v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co., Francis E. Amiot v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co., John E. Reece v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co., Jack L. Chambers v. Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, Roger L. Swift Oscar D. Overton W.R. Urton Robert W. Luth Mark R. Pomery David G. Dickey Terry B. Turvold and Clyde R. Thomas v. Chicago and North Western Transportation Company United Transportation Union, an Unincorporated Labor Organization and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, an Unincorporated Labor Organization, Harold L. King James L. Knox Steven Arthur Newton George R. Etherton Larry L. Williams John F. Keith and Joseph A. Rush v. Chicago and North Western Transportation Company and the United Transportation Union, an Unincorporated Labor Organization, Vane Newton Robert R. Bailey Wayne A. Moore Robert L. Duncan Harold E. Johnson Donald L. Kidd, Sr. H.L. Kidd, Jr. B.J. Rude Max A. Eads Jack E. Brown Milton E. Capps Wilbur Stanton J.W. Burke, Jr. E.D. Snyder Daniel v. Middour Donald P. McCaleb Sam H. Dean Donald E. Bisgaard Robert W. Shaner Ladon E. Crane Roger L. Rothamel Arnold M. Scheel Frank M. Ramey A.M. McQuade Lloyd G. Andrews Richard D. Thorsland John R. Vincent Stephen R. Early Leo T. Seehan and Richard A. Nitcher John E. Beghtol Dennis E. Chaplin Paul W. Strawn Max R. Williams David Yackle Francis E. Amiot James F. Ramsey Allan P. Sherling Jerry E. Payne Richard A. Clark Kenneth W. Brevig Stephen D. Rosentangle and William H. Rosentangle v. Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company United Transportation Union, an Unincorporated Labor Organization and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Unincorporated Labor Organization, Angeline v. Boll, Robert J. Tollakson and Dennis L. Stowe v. Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, and Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees, an Unincorporated Labor OrganizationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988