Legal Opinion
Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union(s)
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided January 9, 1973No. Civ. A. 2671PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
I
LAWRENCE, Chief Judge.
Hostlers move “light” engines (that is, engines to which cars are not coupled) to and from shops, roundhouses, passenger sheds, fueling stations and other points in and near railroad yards. Hostler helpers assist and perform such incidental duties as throwing switches and giving hand signals. Switchmen throw switches, give signals to engine-men and perform other services connected with switching. Their work is on the ground, not on engines. Historically the hostler and switchmen crafts have been represented by different unions.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Transportation-Communication Employees Union v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Gunther v. San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- National Labor Relations Board v. Radio & Television Broadcast Engineers Union, Local 1212Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Central of Georgia Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by5 opinions
- La Societe Anonyme Des Parfums Le Galion v. Jean Patou, Inc. And Michael Stramiello, Jr., Collector of Customs of the Portof New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- James E. Hendley v. Central of Georgia Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Air Line Pilots Ass'n International v. Texas International Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1983
- Hendley v. Central of Georgia RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1977
- Cusack v. Trans-Global Solutions, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2002