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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 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, Second Edition with 2009 Cumulative Supplement incorporates the perspectives of management, union, and neutrals into an authoritative text comparable to BNA Books’ The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act in precision, scope, and ease of use.

You'll find The Railway Labor Act, Second Edition is the definitive resource to enrich your case research and planning with its 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 NMB Rules and Manual. The authors’ valuable insights are sure to maximize your effectiveness as a negotiator or advocate. Plus—as with no other reference—you get balanced, exhaustive analysis from the experts on each issue or topic relating to the RLA, including:

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

The 2009 Cumulative Supplement to The Railway Labor Act, Second Edition provides many important updates, including discussions of:

• The circuit split as to whether the Railway Labor Act provides for judicial review of arbitration awards on due process grounds, culminating in the Supreme Court’s October 7, 2009, oral argument in Union Pacific R.R Co. v. Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen
•  National Mediation Board decisions discussing whether two airlines constitute a “single transportation system” and other issues regarding the representation consequences of corporate transactions
• Cases addressing a union‘s duty of fair representation in the context of collective bargaining negotiations 
• National Mediation Board decisions concerning Internet Voting, Telephone Electronic Voting, and other election issues 
•  Decisions analyzing Railway Labor Act “field preemption” as well as whether the Airline Deregulation Act and AIR21 preempt claims under state law
• Cases concerning whether entities, which are not direct carriers, are covered by the Railway Labor Act
• Cases analyzing a carrier’s unilateral changes in the terms and conditions of employment of represented employees prior to executing an initial collective bargaining agreement