Taylor v. Brotherhood of Ry. & Steamship Clerks

LETTS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs are Negro employees of the defendant Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and members of the so-called craft or class of clerks, freight handlers, express and station employees. Defendant Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Qerks is the ■collective bargaining representative under the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 151 et seq., of the members of this craft.

The facts alleged by the complaint may be summarized as follows: on January 10, 1951 Congress amended the Railway Labor Act so as to permit railroads and labor organizations representing employees under said Act to…