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RAILWAY CLERKS v. FLORIDA E. C. R. CO.

No. 750.

384 U.S. 238 (1966)

BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY & STEAMSHIP CLERKS, FREIGHT HANDLERS, EXPRESS & STATION EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, ET AL. v. FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 23, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal Rutledge argued the cause for petitioners in No. 750. With him on the briefs were Lester P. Schoene and Allan Milledge.

Paul Bender argued the cause for the United States in Nos. 782 and 783, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Marshall, Assistant Attorney General Douglas and David L. Rose.

William B. Devaney argued the cause for respondent in Nos. 750 and 782, and for petitioner in No. 783. With him on the briefs was George B. Mickum III.

Briefs of amici curiae, urging reversal, were filed by Gregory S. Prince, Jonathan C. Gibson and C. George Niebank, Jr., for the Association of American Railroads, and by Clarence M. Mulholland, Edward J. Hickey, Jr., and James L. Highsaw, Jr., for the Railway Labor Executives' Association.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This controversy started with a union demand on behalf of the nonoperating employees for a general 25-cent-per-hour wage increase and a requirement of six months' advance notice of impending layoffs and abolition of job positions. The demand was made of virtually all Class I railroads, including Florida East Coast Railway Co. (hereinafter called FEC). The dispute underwent negotiations and mediation as required...

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