Legal Opinion
Rota v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 1, 1973No. 73-1030PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEVENS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs challenge a ruling by the president of the Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks that a dues increase from $5.50 to $11.00 had been approved by the 1,235 delegates to a regular Union Convention on May 28, 1971. The district court entered summary judgment for defendants, holding that the undisputed facts showed that the increase had been approved by a majority vote as required by § 101(a) (3) (B) (I) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 73 Stat. 522, 29 U.S.C. § 411(a) (3) (B) (i), and that the question whether the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Calhoon v. HarveySupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wirtz v. Glass Bottle BlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Begnaud v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Mark Tincher v. Harry Piasecki, President, United Steelworkers of America, District 31, Local Union No. 1014Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Rosario v. Amalgamated Ladies' Garment Cutters' Union, Local 10Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Local Union No. 657 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America of Sheboygan County v. William SidellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Alvey v. General Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Rota v. Brotherhood of RailwayDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1974
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