Legal Opinion
American Railway & Airway Supervisors Ass'n v. Soo Line Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1989No. 88-5350PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
This is a suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to require national bargaining 1 over the proposed modification of health and welfare benefits between eleven rail unions and Soo Line Railroad Company. The district court2 granted summary judgment in favor of the railroad, and the unions appeal. We affirm.
Background
In early 1984, the unions, pursuant to section 6 of the Railway Labor Act (RLA or the Act), 45 U.S.C. § 156 (1982), served notice on the railroad that they intended to request changes in pay rates, work rules, and benefits, including health and welfare…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Texas & NOR Co. v. Brotherhood of Ry. & Steamship ClerksSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United Transportation Union v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad v. United Transportation UnionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2001
- American Railway and Airway Supervisors Association, Division of Brac) v. Soo Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- United Transportation Union v. Illinois Central RailroadDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
- Gen Com Adjstmnt v. Burlington No SantaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002