Railway Labor Executives' Association v. Burnley

839 F.2d 575 127 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2666 , 46 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 43 , 45 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,760 , 56 USLW 2461 , 108 Lab.Cas. P 10,300 , 2 Indiv.Empl.Rts.Cas. 1601, 13 O.S.H. Cas.(BNA) 1682, 1988 O.S.H.D. (CCH) P 28,153 , 1 A.D. Cases 1188 RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES' ASSOCIATION; United Transportation Union General Committee of Adjustment, the Southern Pacific Company; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers General Committee of Adjustment, the Southern Pacific Company; and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James H. BURNLEY * , Secretary, Department of Transportation; John R. Riley, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Defendants- Appellees. No. 85-2891. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 8, 1986. Decided Feb. 11, 1988. Lawrence M. Mann, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellants. Marc Richman, Daniel Carey Smith, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees. Alan L. Schlosser, San Francisco, Cal., for amicus curiae. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before TANG, PREGERSON and ALARCON, Circuit Judges. TANG, Circuit Judge: 1 The Railway Labor Executives'…