Legal Opinion

Switchmen's Union of N. America v. National M. Board

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 24, 1943No. 8346PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VINSON, Associate Justice.

This appeal concerns a jurisdictional dispute under the Railway Labor Act1 between the appellee Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (Brotherhood), and the Switchmen’s Union of North America (Switchmen’s Union), appellants. The right to represent the 6,087 yardmen2 em*787ployed in the several yards of the New York Central Railroad Company is the subject of controversy. The Brotherhood invoked the services of the appellee National Mediation Board (Board), presenting signed authorizations of 4,749 of the yardmen. The Board investigated the alleged dispute and held a hearing in…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Sproles v. BinfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Semler v. Oregon State Board of Dental ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. Union Dry Goods Co. v. Georgia Public Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
  5. Shields v. Utah Idaho Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1938

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Switchmen's Union v. National Mediation BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. United Shoe Workers of America, Afl-Cio v. Catherine Bedell, ChairmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  3. Shipley v. Pittsburgh & L. E. R. Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1949
  4. Una Chapter, Flight Engineers' International Ass'n v. National Mediation BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
  5. United Transport Service Employees of America, Cio, Ex Rel. Washington v. National Mediation BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949

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