Legal Opinion
Local Division 589, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Massachusetts
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 17, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-2058-SPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS
SKINNER, District Judge.
I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE AND PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF FACT
In this action the plaintiff, Local Division 589, Amalgamated Transit Union (“Transit Union”) seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) and its Chairman of the Board, and also against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the following respects:
a. A declaration that chapter 405 of the Massachusetts Acts of 1978 (M.G.L. C.161A §§ 19 and 19C-G) (hereinafter “c.405”) is not effective to alter the…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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