Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees v. Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., Appeal of Delaware and Hudson Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 28, 1986No. 86-1366PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
The principal issue presented by this appeal is whether the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. (RLA), overrides the provisions of the Norris-LaGuardia Act, 29 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., to the extent of permitting the enjoining of secondary picketing by a labor organization that has exhausted the procedures established by the RLA for resolution of a “major” dispute 1 with a primary carrier-employer. 2 Although this is a question of first impression in this circuit, we are the fortunate beneficiaries of prior consideration of this query by several of the courts of…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- In Re DebsSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Duplex Printing Press Co. v. DeeringSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Railway Labor Executives' Association v. Boston & Maine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, and Its District Lodge 100 v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- The Maine Central Railroad Company and the Portland Terminal Company v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. Boston & Maine Corp.District Court, D. Maine · 1987
- Maine Central Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way EmployesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1987
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