Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.

Decided May 23, 1966. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 750 · 384 U.S. 238 (1966) · Cited 146 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–1.

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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.

• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley · 325 U.S. 711 (1945)
• Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40 · 300 U.S. 515 (1937)
• Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 321 U.S. 342 (1944)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Brown · 380 U.S. 278 (1965)
• American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 380 U.S. 300 (1965)
• United States v. Republic Steel Corp. · 362 U.S. 482 (1960)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad · 321 U.S. 50 (1944)

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)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 394 U.S. 369 (1969)
• Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad v. United Transportation Union · 396 U.S. 142 (1969)
• Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad v. Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n · 491 U.S. 490 (1989)
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers · 398 U.S. 281 (1970)
• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. American Train Dispatchers' Ass'n · 499 U.S. 117 (1991)
• Burlington Northern Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes · 481 U.S. 429 (1987)
• United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road · 455 U.S. 678 (1982)

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