Pennsylvania Railroad v. Rychlik

Petitioner Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen is the collective bargaining representative for trainmen employed by the petitioner Railroad. In accordance with Section 2, Eleventh (a) and (c) of the Railway Labor Act,1 the Brotherhood and the Railroad negotiated a *482union-shop contract in 1952, which required trainmen employed by the Railroad to become members of and retain membership in the Brotherhood or in another labor organization “national in scope” and “organized in accordance with” the Railway Labor Act. Respondent Rychlik was employed as a trainman by the Railroad and was a member in good…