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Cwa-Ibt Passenger Service Employee Association v. American Airlines, Inc.

MOTION for Summary Judgment

42 Cited authorities

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

    477 U.S. 317 (1986)   Cited 216,408 times   40 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

  2. Vaca v. Sipes

    386 U.S. 171 (1967)   Cited 4,174 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, under the LMRA, an "individual employee has absolute right to have his grievance taken to arbitration regardless of the provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement"

  3. Union Pacific R. Co. v. Sheehan

    439 U.S. 89 (1978)   Cited 453 times
    Reversing Court of Appeals decision reversing a district court ruling upholding a Board decision; "If the Court of Appeals' remand was based on its view that the Adjustment Board had failed to consider respondent's equitable tolling argument, the court was simply mistaken. The record shows that respondent tendered the tolling claim to the Adjustment Board, which considered it and explicitly rejected it. If, on the other hand, the Court of Appeals intended to reverse the Adjustment Board's rejection of respondent's equitable tolling argument, the court exceeded the scope of its jurisdiction to review decisions of the Adjustment Board."

  4. Glover v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.

    393 U.S. 324 (1969)   Cited 396 times
    Holding petitioners sufficiently alleged futility by asserting they made "repeated complaints to company and union officials" to file grievance

  5. Railroad Trainmen v. Terminal Co.

    394 U.S. 369 (1969)   Cited 369 times
    Holding that state court could not issue injunction against peaceful strike sought by third-party railroad terminal operator to avoid economic damages from shutdown of terminal

  6. American Hospital Ass'n v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

    499 U.S. 606 (1991)   Cited 167 times
    Holding that statements in committee reports were not binding on the agency and do not "ha[ve] the force of law, for the Constitution is quite explicit about the procedure that Congress must follow in legislating"

  7. Burlington No. R. Co. v. Maintenance Employes

    481 U.S. 429 (1987)   Cited 157 times
    Holding that Norris-LaGuardia prevents injunctions against union picketing of terminals through which employer's trains ran

  8. Switchmen's Union v. Board

    320 U.S. 297 (1943)   Cited 409 times
    Holding federal courts do not have jurisdiction to review the Board's certification decision

  9. Railway Clerks v. Employees Assn

    380 U.S. 650 (1965)   Cited 105 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Finding that the Act grants workers "the right to determine who shall be the representative of the group or, indeed, whether they shall have any representation at all"

  10. Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Flight Attendants

    485 U.S. 175 (1988)   Cited 47 times
    Upholding distinction between § 216 actions in which prejudgment interest is not recoverable and § 217 actions in which prejudgment interest is recoverable

  11. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 328,909 times   158 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

  12. Section 157 - Right of employees as to organization, collective bargaining, etc.

    29 U.S.C. § 157   Cited 3,279 times   97 Legal Analyses
    Granting employees the right to engage in or refrain from engaging in union activity

  13. Section 151 - Definitions; short title

    45 U.S.C. § 151   Cited 2,947 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Defining "minor dispute" as disputes "growing out of grievances or out of the interpretation or application of agreements covering rates of pay, rules, or working conditions."

  14. Section 159 - Representatives and elections

    29 U.S.C. § 159   Cited 2,417 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Granting a bargaining unit the exclusive right to represent employees in it

  15. Section 153 - National Railroad Adjustment Board

    45 U.S.C. § 153   Cited 1,581 times
    Stating that parties may void contracts in certain instances of unilateral mistake

  16. Section 152 - General duties

    45 U.S.C. § 152   Cited 1,249 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Imposing the duty not only to "maintain" agreements but also to "make" them

  17. Section 156 - Procedure in changing rates of pay, rules, and working conditions

    45 U.S.C. § 156   Cited 509 times
    Requiring 30-day notice of intended change in agreement