Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 25, 1957No. 313PublishedCited by 618 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
We are asked to interpret that provision of the Railway Labor Act 1 which created the National Railroad Adjustment Board for the resolution of minor grievances in the event that the parties were unable to settle them by negotiation. The ultimate question is whether a railway labor organization can resort to a strike over matters pending before the Adjustment Board. 2
The Chicago River and Indiana Railroad Company operates the switching and yard facilities at the Chicago stockyards. A segment of the employees of the River Road were represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. A…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & EnginemenSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by618 opinions
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