Legal Opinion
Lodge 1858, American Federation of Government Employees v. Webb
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 20, 1978No. Nos. 76-1821, 76-1934PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
A reduction-in-force (RIF) was announced at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama (Marshall and MSFC), on December 6, 1967.1 764 federal government employees were originally affected, though this was later reduced to only 166. The RIF procedure2 requires that employees be laid off only if they cannot be placed in alternative available positions for which they are qualified at Marshall. NASA utilized the services of both government employees and independent technical service contractors who in…
2Cases cited115 opinions
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- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Local 2855, AFGE (AFL-CIO) v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Local 777, Democratic Union Organizing Committee, Seafarers International Union of North America, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board, Yellow Cab Company and Checker Taxi Company, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Local 777, Democratic Union, Etc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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