Legal Opinion
James v. International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2002No. 01-1257PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a dispute between a union that consolidated its internal structure and one of its local affiliates eliminated by that consolidation. The union constitution requires mergers of local affiliates to be approved by a “majority” of members from the “affected” affiliates. Union members voted overwhelmingly in favor of the consolidation undertaken here, but a majority of the plaintiffs’ affiliate opposed it. Interpreting a “majority” to mean a majority of all votes cast, rather than a majority from within each local unit, the union implemented its proposal.…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- James v. International Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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