Main Volume Information

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

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 helps characterize the nature of a union-management dispute and identify how to pursue party interests. This complete, specialized resource on the structure and case law of the Railway Labor Act (RLA) 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. Designed 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, and judicial protection of employee RLA rights.

The Third Edition covers:

• Mergers and acquisitions in the airline and railroad industries, including discussion of the application of the NMB’s Merger Procedures, the effect of mergers and acquisitions on rights under existing collective bargaining agreements, the effect of the Surface Transportation Board’s protective conditions in the railroad industry, and the effect of the McCaskill-Bond amendment
• Contract-formation decisions pertaining to collective bargaining agreements
• Enforcement of collective bargaining agreements, including 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

The 2013 Supplement also updates Appendix B on NMB Rules with a final rule on Representation Procedures and Rulemaking Authority.

Main Volume Information

2012/1,002 pp. Hardcover/Order #9345P

Supplement Information

2013/144 pp. Softcover/ISBN 9781617463457/Order #2345

About the Editor-in-Chief

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.

Railway and Airline Labor Law Committee, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law

Main Volume Information  

• Summary Table of Contents
• Detailed Table of Contents
• Preface 

  ---

   Supplement Information  
• Summary Table of Contents 
• Detailed Table of Contents 
• Preface   

 Order 2013 Supplement Now