International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks

HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is an action brought by a labor union against another labor union to require the latter to withdraw a petition that it had filed with the National Mediation Board. Both parties move for summary judgment.

The defendant, Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, filed a petition with the National Mediation Board under the Railway Labor Act for the purpose of determining a unit of representation in connection with an election to select the bargaining agent for employees of the Railway Express Agency. The plaintiff in this action, International Brotherhood of…