Legal Opinion
United Transportation Union v. Drew Lewis, Secretary of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 17, 1983No. 81-2307PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
MacKINNON,
Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellants United Transportation Union (the Union), T.E. Lloyd and Patrick Saunders challenged in district court the decisions of appellees Drew Lewis, Secretary of Transportation, and Robert W. Blanchard, Federal Railroad Administrator, (1) that use of metal hooks to open coupler knuckles during railroad humping operations does not violate section 2 of the Safety Appliance Acts, 1 and (2) that no basis existed under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 2 for issuing an emergency order pro hibiting…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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3Cited by34 opinions
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