Legal Opinion
United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 24, 1982No. 80-1925PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari to decide whether the Tenth Amendment prohibits application of the Railway Labor Act to a state-owned railroad engaged in interstate commerce.
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The Long Island Rail Road (the Railroad), incorporated m 1834, provides both freight and passenger service to Long Island. In 1966, after 132 years of private ownership and a period of steadily growing operating deficits, the Railroad was acquired by New York State through the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Thereafter, the Railroad continued to conduct collective bargaining pursuant to the procedures of the Railway Labor…
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