Railway Labor Executives' Association v. The City of Galveston, Texas, Acting by and Through the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The Railway Labor Executives’ Association (RLEA) asks us to reconsider our recent order remanding this case to the district court. 1 We decline to do so. Because the RLEA’s petition raises questions concerning the proper interpretation to be given the Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Co. v. Railway Labor Executives’ Association, 2 questions that, because of their public importance, demand thorough and considered treatment, we will set forth the reasons for our decision in detail.

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We decided the RLEA’s…