Legal Opinion
United Transportation Union v. South Carolina Public Railway Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1997No. 97-1418PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Chief Judge BOYLE joined.
OPINION
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge:
Under the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-188, federal district courts have subject-matter jurisdiction over “major disputes” in railway labor relations, but lack jurisdiction over “minor disputes.” See Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Railway Labor Executives’ Ass’n, 491 U.S. 299, 303-04, 109 S.Ct. 2477, 2480-81, 105 L.Ed.2d 250 (1989). Instead, minor disputes are subject to mandatory arbitration before the National Railroad…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. NorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad v. United Transportation UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Fairbairn v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Perry v. American Airlines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2005
- Csx Transportation, Inc. v. Brotherhood Of Maintenance Of Way EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
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