Legal Opinion
United Transportation Union v. Burlington Northern, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1972No. 71-1382PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Chief Judge.
This action was provoked by the decision of Burlington Northern, Inc. [carrier] to alter the firemen assignments 'on dieselized engines on its Superior, Wisconsin-Minneapolis, Minnesota run to allow use of firemen only on turnaround service to comply with Wisconsin’s full-crew-law. United Transportation Union [union] sought, inter alia, to enjoin this change in assignments. The district court, after hearing, granted a temporary injunction and the carrier appealed.
The factual antecedents of this case stem from the labor dispute beginning in 1959 when carriers nationwide…
2Cases cited10 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
- Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Order of Railway Conductors of America v. PitneySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by35 opinions
- Local 553, Transport Workers Union of America, Afl-Cio v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Brotherhood Of Maintenance Of Way Employees, Lodge 16 v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- R. Dement J.H. Hines V.N. Meekins L.A. Koenig v. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- Local 1477 United Transportation Union and Lodge 666 United Transportation Union v. George P. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Independent Federation of Flight Attendants v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
30 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.