Legal Opinion
Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 21, 1983No. Nos. 1091, 1427, Dockets 80-4010, 82-7925PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to determine whether the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority (SIRTOA), which operates on a strip of railroad located on Staten Island, New York, is a “carrier” within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 151 First (1976), thus exempting its employees from the anti-strike provisions of the New York Civil Service Law §§ 210-211 (McKinney 1983) (Taylor Law). The district court, having adopted the determination by the Interstate Commerce Commission that SIRTOA falls within the Railway Labor Act, ruled that the Taylor Law cannot…
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