Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees v. Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England Railroad

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TROUTMAN, Senior District Judge.

The above captioned action arises under the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 153, et seq. (RLA), and comes before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment.

On June 15,1983, the defendant Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England Railroad Company (PB & NE) requested a meeting with a representative of the Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees (BRAC) with respect to the railroad *372proposals for a new collective bargaining agreement. Traditionally, these parties had based their…