Legal Opinion
ALABAMA EDUCATION ASS'N v. Chao
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 4, 2009No. Civil Action 03-253 (RMC), 03-682(RMC)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.
On March 31, 2005, this Court held that an organization that represents or is comprised entirely of public-sector employees, but that is subordinate to an entity that also represents private-sector employees, is not a “labor union” as that term is understood under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. (“LMRDA”), because such an interpretation “would slip the LMRDA loose from its moorings in the private sector and be contrary to the plain meaning of the statute, its legislative history, and the…
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- Myrna O'Dell Firestone v. Leonard K. FirestoneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Fox v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- Sarah Kattan, by Her Parents and Next Friends Susan J. Thomas and Joseph Kattan, and Cross-Appellants v. District of Columbia, and Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- AL Educ Assn v. Chao, Elaine L.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
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