Legal Opinion
Chicago & North Western Transportation Company, Cross-Appellant v. Railway Labor Executives' Association, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 1990No. 89-3265, 89-3436PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
These appeals, which pit the owner of a large midwestern railroad against the unions that represent its workers, present intricate questions under the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq., as well as a difficult question of appellate jurisdiction.
Like many American railroads, the C & NW in recent years has been busy discontinuing service on unprofitable lines. Until 1986 it did this by abandoning lines pursuant to the standards for abandonment established by the Interstate Commerce Commission; among these standards is the requirement that the abandoning railroad…
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