Legal Opinion
Railway Labor Executives Association v. The City of Galveston, Texas, Acting by and Through the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1988No. 87-6169PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Faced with operating losses, the port of Galveston, Texas, decided to sell its railroad assets and lease its railroad terminal facilities to a newly-formed rail company. The Interstate Commerce Commission, acting under a procedure authorized by the Staggers Act of 1980, gave expedited approval to the sale/lease without imposing conditions to protect railway workers at the port. Executives of the unions representing the workers, however, sued to enjoin the transaction until Galveston had bargained over its effects as mandated by the Railway Labor Act of 1926. The…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Mt Properties, Inc. v. Transportation-Communications International UnionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990