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JACKSON TRANSIT AUTHORITY v. TRANSIT UNION

No. 81-411.

457 U.S. 15 (1982)

JACKSON TRANSIT AUTHORITY ET AL. v. LOCAL DIVISION 1285, AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION, AFL-CIO-CLC

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 7, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Kaufman argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was William R. Rice.

Linda R. Hirshman argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief was Earle Putnam.*

Edward J. Hickey, Jr., Michael S. Wolly, and Thomas A. Woodley filed a brief for the Railway Labor Executives' Association as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

Briefs of amici curiae were filed by Joseph H. Elcock and Ronald G. Busconi for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; and by W. Stell Huie and Terrence Lee Croft for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.

JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Under § 13(c) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (Act or UMTA), 78 Stat. 307, as amended, 49 U. S. C. § 1609(c),1 a state or local government must make arrangements to preserve transit workers' existing collective-bargaining rights before that government may receive federal financial assistance for the acquisition of a privately owned transit company. This case presents...

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