Legal Opinion
Air Transport Ass'n of America, Inc. v. National Mediation Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 16, 2011No. 10-5253, 10-5254, 10-5255PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
The Railway Labor Act provides that “[t]he majority of any craft or class of employees shall have the right to determine who shall be the representative of the craft or class.” 45 U.S.C. § 152, Fourth. For seventy-five years, the National Mediation Board counted non-voters as voting against union representation, thereby requiring a majority of eligible voters to affirmatively vote for representation before a union could be certified. In 2010, the Board issued a new rule:…
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