Legal Opinion
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 28, 1989No. 87-548PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
We decide today whether, at the end of a strike, an employer is required by the Railway Labor Act (RLA or Act), 44 Stat. 577, as amended, 45 U. S. C. § 151 et seq., to displace employees who worked during the strike in order to reinstate striking employees with greater seniority.
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In March 1984, Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), and the Independent Federation of Flight Attendants (IFFA or *429Union) began negotiations pursuant to §6 of the RLA, 45 U. S. C. § 156, on a new collective bargaining agreement to replace their prior agreement due to expire on July 31, 1984. The existing collective…
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