Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al. v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.

Decided March 25, 1969. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 69 · 394 U.S. 369 (1969) · Cited 492 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 4–3.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Marine Engineers Beneficial Ass'n v. Interlake Steamship Co. · 370 U.S. 173 (1962)
• Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley · 325 U.S. 711 (1945)
• United Steelworkers v. National Labor Relations Board · 376 U.S. 492 (1964)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Giboney v. Empire Storage & Ice Co. · 336 U.S. 490 (1949)
• National Woodwork Manufacturers Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board · 386 U.S. 612 (1967)
• Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America, Division 998 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 340 U.S. 383 (1951)
• Local 761, International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. National Labor Relations Board · 366 U.S. 667 (1961)
• Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks v. Florida East Coast Railway Co. · 384 U.S. 238 (1966)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union · 361 U.S. 477 (1960)
• Allen-Bradley Local No. 1111 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 315 U.S. 740 (1942)
• Local 1976, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners v. National Labor Relations Board · 357 U.S. 93 (1958)
• Campbell v. Hussey · 368 U.S. 297 (1961)
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · 318 U.S. 363 (1943)
• Ferguson v. Skrupa · 372 U.S. 726 (1963)
• Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge No. 735, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers · 390 U.S. 557 (1968)
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776 · 346 U.S. 485 (1953)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana Railroad · 353 U.S. 30 (1957)
• United States v. Hutcheson · 312 U.S. 219 (1941)
• United Construction Workers v. Laburnum Construction Corp. · 347 U.S. 656 (1954)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Russell · 356 U.S. 634 (1958)
• Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 348 U.S. 468 (1955)
• Local Union No. 189, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen v. Jewel Tea Co. · 381 U.S. 676 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fruit & Vegetable Packers & Warehousemen, Local 760 · 377 U.S. 58 (1964)
• Napier v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 272 U.S. 605 (1926)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Truck Drivers Local Union No. 449 · 353 U.S. 87 (1957)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Independent Federation of Flight Attendants · 489 U.S. 426 (1989)
• Burlington Northern Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes · 481 U.S. 429 (1987)
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers · 398 U.S. 281 (1970)
• Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission · 427 U.S. 132 (1976)
• New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of Labor · 440 U.S. 519 (1979)
• Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union · 402 U.S. 570 (1971)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 493 U.S. 103 (1989)
• Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad v. United Transportation Union · 396 U.S. 142 (1969)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local 825, International Union of Operating Engineers · 400 U.S. 297 (1971)
• Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. O'Neill · 499 U.S. 65 (1991)
• Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Norris · 512 U.S. 246 (1994)
• Farmer v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 25 · 430 U.S. 290 (1977)
• Chick Kam Choo v. Exxon Corp. · 486 U.S. 140 (1988)
• Union Pacific R. Co. v. Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Gen. Comm. of Adjustment, Central Region · 558 U.S. 67 (2009)
• Communications Workers of America v. Beck · 487 U.S. 735 (1988)
• Brown v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54 · 468 U.S. 491 (1984)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 475 U.S. 608 (1986)
• Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad v. Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n · 491 U.S. 490 (1989)

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