Legal Opinion
Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 28, 1986PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
This case involves a dispute between Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union and its officers (union) and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) over who should perform the ballast, rail, and tie work on the MBTA’s blue line reconstruction project. Instead of utilizing members of the MBTA’s maintenance department, represented by the union, to perform the work, the MBTA contracted with a private company to have the work performed. The dispute was the subject of an arbitration hearing held on April 27, 1983; on August 8, 1983, the arbitrator issued a decision in favor of the union.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chauffeurs, Teamsters, Warehousemen and Helpers, Local Union No. 135 v. Jefferson Trucking Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- School Committee of West Springfield v. KorbutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Bernstein v. Gramercy Mills, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- M. S. Kelliher Co. v. Town of WakefieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by16 opinions
- In Re American Cartage, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- City Sanitation, LLC v. Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLCCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- New Medical Horizons II, Ltd. v. Jacobson, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
- Reilly v. Local 589, Amalgamated Transit UnionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Michael Bandler and Michael Bandler and Company, Inc. n/k/a MB & CO., Ltd. v. Charter One Bank n/k/a Citizens BankSupreme Court of Vermont · 2012
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.