Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. National Mediation Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 21, 1936No. 6665PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, J.
By Act of June 21, 1934, Congress amended the Railway Labor Act for the avowed purpose of correcting defects which had become evident as the result of eight years’ experience. The Act of 1926 (44 Stat. 577) had created certain definite legal obligations enforceable by judicial proceedings for the purpose, among other things, of* safeguarding the rights of employees to bargain collectively with the carrier through representatives of their own choosing without interference by the carrier. Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation, etc., (C.C.A.) 84 F.(2d) 641, 645. The amendment provided for a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States & Interstate Commerce Commission v. Abilene & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Virginian Ry. Co. v. SYSTEM FEDERATION NO. 40, ETC.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
3Cited by31 opinions
- Switchmen's Union v. National Mediation BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Ford Motor Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- General Committee v. M.-K.-TR CO.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- General Committee of Adjustment of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. FeasterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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