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Gainey v. Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided May 18, 1964No. Civ. A. No. 32898PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIM, District Judge.

Plaintiffs have brought this class action under the Railway Labor Act for themselves and about 600 similarly situated tallymen employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who work in the Eastern Region of the railroad, which covers all the railroad’s operations east of Altoona, Pennsylvania. The action is against plaintiffs’ craft union. Originally the suit was against both the union and the railroad, but now it is against the union alone.1 The substance of plaintiff’s com*680plaint is that the union has had and now has an opportunity to enter into a contract with the railroad…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Ford Motor Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & EnginemenSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. United States v. International Building Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gainey v. Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station EmployeesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Fred Thompson v. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, an Unincorporated Railroad Labor Organization, National in ScopeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966

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