Legal Opinion
Hudson v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 12, 1955No. 170PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBobbitt, J.
Is a union shop agreement, complying in all respects with the provisions of the Union Shop Amendment to the Railway Labor Act, Act of Congress, Jan. 10, 1951, ch. 1220, 64 Stat. 1238, 45 USCA sec. 152, Eleventh, hereinafter called Union Shop Amendment, void under the North Carolina statute, sometimes called the Right to Work Act, Session Laws of 1947, eh. 328, G.S. 95-78 et seq., hereinafter called the 1947 Act or the North Carolina statute? This question, of primary importance to decision, must be answered, “No.” The reasons are stated below.
A closed shop agreement, a fortiori a union shop…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Coppage v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Napier v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Adair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Railway Employes' Department v. HansonSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employes v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Anderson v. AssimosSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
- Martin v. North Carolina Housing CorporationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
- G I Surplus Store, Inc. v. HunterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
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