International Ass'n of Machinists Workers, District Lodge No. 19 v. Soo Line Railroad’s Empirical Analysis
833 F.2d 730 · 1987
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 45 U.S.C. § 152 (Railway Labor Act) · 45 U.S.C. § 156 (Railway Labor Act)
Relies on Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams · Elgin Ry Co v. Burley · Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · Roaden v. Kentucky
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The impact on the union and its members of the voluntary separation plan will be significant. As a result of the individual agreements, work has been or will be transferred from one facility to another, seniority and bidding rights of some employees will inevita bly be affected, and some employees will, in all probability, be deprived of the opportunity to be separated under the terms of the labor protective agreement. Although the jobs of the remaining employees may be more secure after voluntary separation of some machinists, they would have also become more secure if employees were separated pursuant to the labor protective agreement.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“If these company/individual agreements were to be allowed, the union would be denied the right of access to formal negotiation concerning compensation for severance; a right secured to it by Section 6. Further, these events occur in a setting in which an existing furlough plan is in place. Under these conditions, the Court finds that Soo Line's conduct violates the RLA and its underlying policies.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“11. Arbitration of disputes. — (a) In the event the railroad and its employees or their authorized representatives cannot settle any dispute or controversy with respect to the interpretation, application or enforcement of any provision of this appendix, * * * it may be referred by either party to an arbitration committee.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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