Airline and Railroad Labor and Employment Law: A Comprehensive Analysis

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Table of Contents

1.    Overview of the Railway Labor Act
By Harry A. Rissetto and Thomas E. Reinert, Jr. 		  1
2.    The Railway Labor Act in a Nutshell
By Joshua M. Javits 		  11
3.    Representation Issues Under the Railway Labor Act
By Roland P. Wilder, Jr. and Stephen J. Feinberg 		  15
4.    Technology and Labor Law
By Chris A. Hollinger and China R. Rosas 		  79
5.    The Original Intent of “Majority of the Craft or Class”
By Carla M. Siegel 		  97
  Attachment 1: Decision of the United States Railway Labor Board: Decision 119 – Dockets 1, 2, and 3   104
  Attachment 2: Decision of the United States Railway Labor Board: Decision 218 – Docket 404   112
  Attachment 3: Decisions of the United States Railroad Labor Board with Agenda and Interpretations, Volume IV   121
6.    NMB Rulemaking Regarding Election Procedures
Submitted by Robert A. Siegel 		  129
  National Mediation Board's Proposed Rule re Representation Election Procedure   131
  Comments in Response to the National Mediation Board's Proposed Rule by Air Transport Association and Airline Industrial Relations Conference   137
7.    Recent Developments in NMB Election Interference Cases and Employee Committees
By Daniel M. Katz 		  183
8.    Carrier Election Campaigns
By Michael L. Lowry, Douglas W. Hall, and Sarah L. Fuson 		  203
9.    Walking the Tightrope: The NMB’s Most Recent Attempt to Define the Fine Line between Carrier Preference and Interference in Elections Involving Competing Unions
By Christopher M. Valentino 		  233
10.    NMB Materials Regarding Representation Elections
Submitted by Mary Johnson and Eileen Hennessey 		  245
  Notice re Removal of Internet Voting Hyperlink on Board’s Website   247
  Notice re Introduction of E-filing for Representation Cases — Trial Period   248
  Findings re Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Northwest Airlines, Inc., 36 NMB No. 17   257
  Certification re Delta Airlines, Inc. and Northwest Airlines, Inc., 36 NMB No.21   279
  Determination re Cape Air, NMB No. R-7201   283
  Findings re Cape Air, 37 NMB No. 9   285
  Findings re Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp., 37 NMB No. 2   313
  Letter re Continental Airlines, Inc., NMB Case No. R-7228   329
  Findings re Aeko Jula, Inc. D/B/A/ Aloha Air Cargo, 36 NMB No. 24   334
11.    The Railway Labor Act: The Act’s Bargaining Foundations
By John O'B. Clarke, Jr. 		  343
12.    Airline Collective Bargaining Under The Railway Labor Act: The Management Perspective
By Roger H. Briton and Christopher M. Valentino 		  353
13.    Airline Mediation: Becalming Brewing Battles
By Joshua M. Javits 		  373
14.    A Neutral’s Perspective on Presidential Emergency Boards
By Joshua M. Javits 		  391
15.    Emergency Board Procedures Under Sections 9A and 10 of the Railway Labor Act
By Joshua M. Javits 		  401
16.    Presidential Emergency Boards Under Section 10 of the RLA
By Harry A. Risetto and Thomas E. Reinert, Jr. 		  419
17.    Secondary Picketing, Sympathy Strikes and Related Injunctions Under the RLA
By David P. Dean and Emilie S. Kraft 		  437
18.    Determining Whether a Dispute is Major or Minor
By Harry A. Risetto and Thomas E. Reinert, Jr. 		  455
19.    Labor-Management Settlements under the RLA: Recent Case Law Developments Regarding the Distribution of Settlement Proceeds
By Carmen R. Parcelli and Elizabeth A. Roma 		  467
20.    The Development of Section 2 First of the Railway Labor Act and Its Unbalanced Application Since 2000
By Richard S. Edelman 		  479
21.    Section 2 First of the Railway Labor Act
By Harry A. Rissetto and Thomas E. Reinert, Jr. 		  491
22.    Unfair Labor Practices and Judicial Enforcement of the Railway Labor Act: The Management Perspective
By Roger H. Briton and Christopher M. Valentino 		  505
23.    Grievance Resolution and the System Board of Adjustment
By Jonathan A. Cohen 		  521
24.    Grievance Procedures: The Carrier’s Perspective
By Thomas J. Kassin and Julie D. Loring 		  559
25.    Judicial Enforcement of the Railway Labor Act
By William R. Wilder and Stephen J. Feinberg 		  587
26.    Judicial Enforcement of the Railway Labor Act and “Unfair Labor Practices”: Is There Protected Activity and Protected Speech under the RLA?
By Thomas E. Reinert, Jr. 		  611
27.    Judicial Review of RLA Arbitration Awards: Recent Cases
By Joanna L. Moorhead 		  627
28.    Statutory Standards under the RLA for Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards
By Joanna L. Moorhead 		  643
29.    The Globalized Airline Industry: Where and When Should U.S. Labor Laws Apply and Why Does It Matter?
By Stephen B. Moldof 		  647
30.    International Labor and Employment Law: The Continuing Conflicts
By Joseph Z. Fleming 		  679
31.    Single Carrier Determinations: The Union Perspective and the NMB Merger Procedures
By Edgar N. James and Darin M. Dalmat 		  729
32.    Labor Issues in Airline and Railroad Mergers and Acquisitions
By John J. Gallagher and Margaret H. Spurlin 		  745
  Table of Contents   747
  Study Material   749
33.    McCaskill-Bond Act
Submitted by Jeffrey R. Freund 		  769
34.    An Unhappy Crossroads: The Interplay of Bankruptcy and Airline Labor Law
By John J. Gallagher, Margaret H. Spurlin, and Jon A. Geier 		  773
  Table of Contents   775
  Study Material   777
35.    An Overview of Collective Bargaining Agreements, Retiree Medical Benefits, and Pension Issues in Chapter 11
By Sharon L. Levine, S. Jason Teele, and Andrew D. Behlmann 		  825
36.    Drug Testing and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace
By Kenneth M. Willner 		  865
  Table of Contents   866
  Study Material   871
37.    Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA — Penalizing the Employment of Illegal Aliens)
By Joseph Z. Fleming and Julissa Rodriguez 		  909
  Study Material   911
  Appendix A: Unlawful Employment of Aliens   934
  Appendix B: Senators Vote to Defeat the Comprehensive Immigration Bill   990
  Appendix C: Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, No. 00-1595, Sup. Ct. (March 27, 2002)   993
  Appendix D: In re Mezonos Maven Bakery, Inc. and Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, No. 29-CA-25476, N.L.R.B. (Nov 1, 2006)   1009
  Appendix E: Chellen et al v. John Pickle Co., Inc., No. 02-CV-0085 CVE-FHM, N.D. OK. (Aug. 22, 2006)   1032
  Appendix F: A Patchwork of Immigration Ordinances Launched Across the Country   1075
  Federal Lawsuit Challenges Arizona Employer Sanctions Law   1077
  Appendix G: Immigration Actions by the States Continue   1078
  Appendix H: Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter: Rescission, 8 CFR Part 274a   1080
  Appendix I: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Handbook for Employers   1086
  Appendix J: Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification   1151
  Appendix K: Information on the Questionable Employment Tax Practices Memorandum of Understanding   1156
38.    Disability Discrimination Reference Materials
By Joseph Fleming and Julissa Rodriquez 		  1157
  Attachment 1: 49 U.S.C.A. §41705. Discrimination Against Handicapped Individuals   1162
  Attachment 2: Title 14. U.S.C.A. §§382.1 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel   1162
  Attachment 3: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as Amended   1205
  Attachment 4A: EEOC Notice Concerning the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act of 2008   1256
  Attachment 4B: Regulations to Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act   1258
  Attachment E: Access Now, Inc. v Southwest Airlines, Co., S.D. Fla. (Oct. 18, 2002)   1259
  Attachment F: Love v. Delta Air Lines, 11th Cir. (Oct. 31, 2002)   1270
  Attachment G: Shotz v. American Airlines, Inc. et al., S.D. Fla. (June 8, 2004)   1284
39.    Age Discrimination Act and Americans with Disabilities Act Issues Affecting Airline Employees
By Harry A. Rissetto 		  1287
40.    The Do’s and Don’ts of Interviewing
By Peter M. Panken 		  1321
41.    Reductions in Force
By Peter M. Panken 		  1333
42.    Terminations Without Tears: Avoiding Litigation Risks in Reductions in Force
By Peter M. Panken 		  1345
43.    Retaliation: The New Vogue in Employment Litigation
Don’t Get Mad; Don’t Get Even; Just Be Savvy
By Peter M. Panken 		  1373
  Table of Contents   1375
  Study Material   1377
44.    “Management Rights” Created by the U.S. Supreme-Court Decisions: An Analysis of Rights Created by Case Law and Recommendations for Employers Interested in Their Utilization in Wage and Hour, Disability, Labor, Employment, and, also, Workplace Safety and Environmental Legal Matters (The Federal Common Law of the Workplace in 2010)
By Joseph Z. Fleming 		  1447
45.    E-Ethics
By Joseph Z. Fleming 		  1479
  Appendix A: New Federal Rule of Evidence 502 in Effect   1523
  Appendix B: Qualcomm Inc. v. Broadcom Corp., 2008 WL 66932 (S.D.Cal.)   1527
  Appendix C: Qualcomm Inc. v. Broadcom Corp., 2008 WL 638108 (S.D.Cal.)   1551
  Appendix D: U.S. Department of Justice — Memorandum from Deputy Attorney General Larry D. Thompson Regarding Principles of Federal Prosecution of Business Organizations   1555
  Appendix E: U.S. Department of Justice — Memorandum from Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty Regarding Principles of Federal Prosecution of Business Organizations   1566
  Appendix F: Revised Principles of Prosecution of Business Organizations, August 28, 2008   1587
  Appendix G: Masztal et al. vs. The City of Miami, Florida, Third District Court of Appeals, State of Florida, July Term, 2007, Nos. 3D06-1259, 3D06-1259, 3D06-920, 3D06-024, 3D06-947, 3D06-1255, 3D06-1046   1613
  Appendix H: Molski et al. vs. Evergreen Dynasty Corp. d/b/a Mandarin Touch Restaurant, 9th Cir., Case No. 05-56452, August 31, 2007   1632
  Appendix I: Restatement of the Law, Third, The Law Governing Lawyers, Chapter 5, Using or Disclosing Information to Prevent Death or Serious Bodily Harm §66   1662
  Appendix J: ABA Model Rule 1.6: Confidentiality of Information   1668
  Appendix K: ABA Model Rule 1.13: Organization as Client   1670
  Appendix L: Restatement of the Law Third, The Law Governing Lawyers, Chapter 6, A Represented Governmental Agency Or Officer, §101   1681
  Appendix M: Lee v. American Eagle Airlines, Inc., 93 F. Supp. 2d 1322 (S.D. Fla. 2000)   1685
  Appendix N: Birbrower, Montalbano, Condon & Frank, P.C. et al. v. The Superior Court of Santa Clara County, 17 Cal. 4th 119, 949 P 2d 1, 70 Cal.Rptr. 29 304 (Cal. 1998)   1700
  Appendix O: DC Bar Opinion 341 – Review and Use of Metadata in Electronic Documents (September 20, 2007)   1718
  Appendix P: Professional Ethics of the Florida Bar, Opinion 06-2 (Sept. 15, 2006)   1727
  Appendix Q: More on Metadata, by Peter H. Geraghty, Dec. 2006   1733
  Appendix R: What’s the Meta with Metadata?   1738
  Appendix S: Ethics Opinion 749, New York State Bar Association   1744
  Appendix T: Ethics Opinion 782, New York State Bar Association   1748
  Appendix U: Formal Opinion 99-413, ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility   1752
  Appendix V: Formal Opinion 08-451, ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility   1764
  Appendix W: Opinion 2009-02, The Philadelphia Bar Association Professional Guidance Committee   1771
  Appendix X: Alexander et al. v. Cahill et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, August Term, 2008   1778
46.    Appendix
Submitted by Eileen Hennessey 		  1815
  The Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§151-158 (1996)   1817
  National Mediation Board Rules   1857
  NMB Representation Manual (Revised text effective September 8, 2009)   1888

 

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