Laurence G. Russell, William L. Hanna and Eddie D. Langwell, Plaintiffs v. National Mediation Board, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This case, one of first impression, involves the question of whether jurisdiction exists under the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-188, to review refusal by the National Mediation Board to process an employee’s application to hold an election among a class of employees after the Board determined that those employees apparently desired to terminate collective representation. We find that while judicial review of Board actions is limited, jurisdiction does exist to compel compliance with the Act. We find further that the Board has here failed to fulfill its…