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AMERICAN TRAIN DISPATCHERS v. FORT SMITH R. CO.

No. 96-2735.

121 F.3d 267 (1997)

AMERICAN TRAIN DISPATCHERS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FORT SMITH RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Stuckel, Harvey & Stuckel, Peoria, IL, Michael S. Wolly (argued), William W. Thompson, II, Lauren F. Singer, Zwerdling, Paul, Leibig, Kahn, Thompson & Wolly, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Daniel A. LaKemper (argued), Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Frank W. Hunger, Office of the United States Attorney General, Washington, DC, William Kanter, Sandra Wien Simon (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Frances C. Hulin, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Amicus Curiae.

Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

A strike by even a small part of our nation's railroad workers could bring much of interstate commerce to a halt and disrupt the daily lives of millions of Americans. This risk of disruption brought about the enactment of the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., (RLA or Act). The Act's main purpose is to "avoid any interruption to commerce or to the operation of any carrier engaged therein." 45 U.S.C. § 151a. The RLA...

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