Legal Opinion
Summit Airlines, Inc. v. Teamsters Local Union No. 295
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 11, 1980No. 433, Docket 79-7538PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
The case presents a novel question under Title I of the Railway Labor Act of 1926 as amended, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-160.1 It arises from the efforts of Teamsters Local 851 to force Summit Airlines, Inc., to recognize the Teamsters as the bargaining representative of Summit employees who work as cargo handlers at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Summit refused to extend recognition voluntarily. The question now before us is whether, upon such refusal, the union had to comply with the election and certification procedures of section 2, Ninth of the Act, 45…
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