Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 1, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-1551-McPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
McNAUGHT, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. After the hearing, the matter was taken under advisement.
In the amended complaint, plaintiffs allege that defendant, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“AMTRAK”), has violated the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”) by taking reprisals against certain Amtrak employees who left their jobs at the Boston Engine Terminal on May 24, 1988. Defendant Amtrak asserts that the employees engaged in illegal strike activity in protest of the institution of a drug testing policy…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Union Pacific Railroad v. SheehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by3 opinions
- National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, James Robert McCarthy v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- National RR Passenger Corp. v. TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICADistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003