Napier v. System Federation No. 91

SHELBOURNE, Chief Judge.

The facts in this case are not in dispute. The plaintiffs seek relief from *876certain provisions of two collective bargaining agreements executed by and between the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and System Federation No. 91, Railway Employee’s Department, American Federation of Labor, herein referred to as the A. F. of L. The provisions in issue relate to seniority rights of a group of employees of the L & N Railway, classified as Laborers. In effect, the plaintiffs allege that they have been laid off by the defendant carrier through recent reductions in work force by…