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The Railway Labor Act, Third Edition

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For representation disputes, major disputes, statutory disputes, and collective bargaining

Characterize the nature of a union-management dispute—then know how to pursue your party’s interests with this complete, specialized resource on the structure and case law of the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Meticulously researched and written by leading practitioners from the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law’s Committee on Railway and Airline Labor Law, The Railway Labor Act, Third Edition incorporates the perspectives of management, union, and neutrals into an authoritative text comparable to the ABA/BNA treatise The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act in precision, scope, and ease of use. 

The Railway Labor Act, Third Edition is the definitive resource to enrich case research and planning with vital background on the federal labor law of railways and airlines, including references to more than 1,200 cases, the text of the RLA, and the National Mediation Board (NMB) Rules and Manual. The authors’ valuable insights are sure to maximize the effectiveness of negotiators or advocates. The treatise presents balanced, exhaustive analysis from the experts on each issue or topic relating to the RLA, including:  

  • Scope of coverage
  • Selection of a bargaining representative—a “soup to nuts” discussion of the NMB’s representation function
  • Judicial protection of employee RLA rights

Important updates in the Third Edition include:

  • A new chapter devoted exclusively to mergers and acquisitions in the airline and railroad industries that includes discussion of the application of the National Mediation Board’s Merger Procedures regarding representation rights, the effect of mergers and acquisitions on rights under existing collective bargaining agreements, the effect of Surface Transportation Board’s protective conditions in the railroad industry, and the effect of the McCaskill-Bond statute regarding seniority integration procedures in the airline industry
  • A new discussion of contract-formation decisions pertaining to collective bargaining agreements
  • A substantially re-organized chapter dealing with the enforcement of collective bargaining agreements, including a new discussion of procedural and substantive unconscionability

 

 
Supplement Information
 The 2013 Supplement to the Third Edition contains citations and discussion of notable judicial, administrative, and legislative developments between January 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012, including: 

  • The 2012 amendments to the RLA, pertaining to, inter alia, the showing-of-interest that must be satisfied by labor organizations and individuals before the NMB can conduct a representation election, and to the procedures for run-off elections
  • The D.C. Circuit’s decision in Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen v. Surface Transportation Board, upholding the Surface Transportation Board’s State of Maine doctrine
  • The NMB’s election interference decisions in numerous cases arising from the merger of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines
  • Decisions addressing the interplay between claims under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the exclusive jurisdiction of RLA System Boards of Adjustment over minor disputes
  • The D.C. Circuit’s decision in Air Transport Association v. National Mediation Board, upholding the election rules promulgated by the NMB in 2010
 

2012/1,002 pp. Hardcover/ISBN 9781570189593/ABAWEB1959

 

Supplement Information

 

 

2013/144 pp. Softcover/ISBN 9781617463457/#ABAWEB2345

 

Chris A. Hollinger, Editor-in-Chief; Committee on Railway and Airline Labor Law, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law

 

Supplement Information

 Chris A. Hollinger is a partner in the San Francisco office of O’Melveny & Myers and a member of the Labor and Employment Practice. His practice includes all aspects of traditional labor and employment labor law, including wrongful termination, wage/hour matters, and employment discrimination.  

 

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