Losing Lift and Creating Drag! The Effect of National Mediation Board Execution and Railway Labor Act Court Decisions on the Collective Bargaining Process in the Airline Industry: A Union Perspective

Authors

Mark C. Stephens

Publication Date

10-1-2008

Document Type

Comment

Abstract

This comment will: (1) contrast the divergent statutory bargaining provisions implemented in the RLA and NLRA, (2) discuss how the NMB's application of the RLA combined with court interpretation of RLA provisions negatively impacts labor unions' leverage in the collective bargaining process, and (3) suggest potential solutions to balance the negotiating dynamic in the airline industry while still serving the legislative purposes enumerated in the RLA.

DOI

10.37419/TWLR.V15.I1.6

First Page

141

Last Page

160

Recommended Citation

Mark C. Stephens, Losing Lift and Creating Drag! The Effect of National Mediation Board Execution and Railway Labor Act Court Decisions on the Collective Bargaining Process in the Airline Industry: A Union Perspective, 15 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 141 (2008).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37419/TWLR.V15.I1.6