Legal Opinion

Rea Express, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 1, 1972No. 71-2212PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

This action involves a labor dispute between Railway Express, Inc. (REA), an express carrier governed by the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., and its operating personnel represented by the Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees (BRAC). The dispute concerned proposed changes by REA in its trucking operations. During the course of their controversy the parties reached a seeming impasse, and REA unilaterally instituted the proposed changes in its own favor. In response BRAC called a strike. REA filed…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad v. United Transportation UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Rutland Railway Corporation v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
  4. St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway Company v. Railroad Yardmasters of America, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  5. Don Lee Hancock v. Lewis Tollett, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Harold R. Magnuson v. Burlington Northern, Inc., D. S. Nelson, J. H. Woolford, and G. J. O'COnnellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  2. Goclowski v. Penn Central Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  3. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Boston & Maine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
  4. Brotherhood Of Maintenance Of Way Employees, Lodge 16 v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  5. United Transportation Union v. Penn Central Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974

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