Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1992No. 91-1631PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case involves a disagreement over a certification by the National Mediation Board (NMB or Board) under the Railway Labor Act (RLA or the Act), 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. More specifically, it requires us to decide whether the matter presented to and resolved by the NMB was a “representation dispute.” The RLA grants exclusive jurisdiction over such disputes to the NMB, and there is no judicial review of the Board’s decisions. The district court treated the matter before the NMB in this case as something other than a true representation dispute and granted summary…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Switchmen's Union v. National Mediation BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees v. Association for the Benefit of Non-Contract EmployeesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Professional Cabin Crew Association v. National Mediation Board, an Agency of the United States, Independent Federation of Flight AttendantsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. v. FeeneySupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Kiamichi Railroad Co., Inc. v. National Mediation Board, Patrick J. Cleary, Joshua M. Javits, Kimberly A. Madigan, Members of the Board, American Train Dispatchers Association, Kiamichi Railroad Co., Inc. v. National Mediation Board, Patrick J. Cleary, Joshua M. Javits, Kimberly A. Madigan, Members of the Board, American Train Dispatchers Association, William Self, Jerry R. Blackwood, Jeff E. Peltier, Howard R. Forbus, Robby D. Leflore, Christopher D. Strange, Adam L. Eudy, Gordon R. Frederick, Cyril L. Box, John R. Powell, Timmy E. Coleman, Jerry W. Wilkinson, Otis D. Knight, Harold E. Strange, Stephen R. Forbus, Chester K. Testerman, Gyle W. Dale, Malin A. Pavelka, Glenn Allen, Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Association of Flight Attendants, Afl-Cio v. Usair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Railway Labor Executives' Association v. National Mediation BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Us Airways, Inc. v. National Mediation Board and Communications Workers of America, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
- America West Airlines, Inc. v. National Mediation Board International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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