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· 3/24/1982

United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road

Citations

  • 455 U.S. 678
  • 102 S. Ct. 1349
  • 71 L. Ed. 2d 547
  • 1982 U.S. LEXIS 87
  • 50 U.S.L.W. 4315
  • 109 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3017

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Congress long ago concluded that federal regulation of railroad labor services is necessary to prevent disruptions in vital rail service essential to the national economy”
  • “The [Railroad] is subject to the terms of the Railway Labor Act.”
  • upholding federal regulation of railroads

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Judges: Burger

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