Legal Opinion
Landers v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 27, 1988No. 86-2037PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
This case presents the question whether a railroad engineer is entitled under the Railway Labor Act, 44 Stat. (part 2) 577, as amended, 45 U. S. C. § 151 et seq., to be represented at company-level grievance or disciplinary proceedings by a union other than his collective-bargaining representative.
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Petitioner is employed as a passenger engineer by respondent National. Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Amtrak engineers are represented for purposes of collective bargaining by respondent Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE). Petitioner does not belong to the BLE. Instead, he is a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. RychlikSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Paul G. Landers v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- W.G. Taylor v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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