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The Railway Labor Act Of 1926 And Modern-Day Airline Labor Strife: Progress Toward Labor Peace Begins With Overruling Williams V. Jacksonville Terminal Co., Mark A. Schuler
Seattle University Law Review
This Comment argues that Williams v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. either should be overruled, or should be appropriately limited to the fact-specific setting under which it was decided. To develop this thesis, Part II of this Comment will discuss both the history of labor unrest which drove Congress to pass the RLA and the design features of the RLA legislation which facilitate an atmosphere of cooperative bargaining through which the RLA dispute resolution system operates. Part III will discuss the first impression Williams case, wherein the Supreme Court gave an overly restrictive interpretation to the RLA, and will also discuss the …