Legal Opinion
United Transportation Union, Lodge No. 621 v. Illinois Terminal Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 8, 1972No. 72-1093PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the right of a railroad union to preserve the status quo until the several steps in the “major dispute” provisions of the Railway Labor Act are exhausted, in the face of the railroad’s contention that only a “minor dispute” is involved.
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The Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S. C. §§ 151-88, was designed to avoid interruption in the flow of interstate commerce by providing procedures for the prompt and orderly settlement of disputes between common carriers and their employees. The Act prescribes entirely different procedures for the settlement of a “major…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad v. United Transportation UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rutland Railway Corporation v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Lodge No. 514Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- United Transportation Union, Local Lodge No. 31 v. St. Paul Union Depot CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
3Cited by10 opinions
- National Railway Labor Conference v. International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Peter S. Carbone v. Robert W. MeserveCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- United Transportation Union General Committee of Adjustment (On Property of Penn Central Company) v. George P. BankerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Missouri Pacific Joint Protective Board, Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and Canada, Afl-Cio v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Airline Flight Attendants in the Service of Texas International Airlines, Inc. v. Texas International Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1976
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