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TRAINMEN v. CHICAGO R. & I. R. CO.

No. 313.

353 U.S. 30 (1957)

BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN ET AL. v. CHICAGO RIVER & INDIANA RAILROAD CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 25, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Wines argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief was John J. Naughton.

Walter J. Cummings, Jr. argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Kenneth F. Burgess, Marvin A. Jersild and Wayne M. Hoffman.

Clarence E. Weisell and Harold N. McLaughlin filed a brief for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

Clarence M. Mulholland, Edward J. Hickey, Jr. and Richard R. Lyman filed a brief for the Railway Labor Executives' Association, as amicus curiae, supporting petitioners.

John H. Morse and William J. Hickey filed a brief for the American Short Line Railroad Association, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

We are asked to interpret that provision of the Railway Labor Act1 which created the National Railroad Adjustment Board for the resolution of minor grievances in the event that the parties were unable to settle them by negotiation. The ultimate question is whether a railway labor organization can resort to a strike over matters pending before the Adjustment Board.

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