United Transportation Union v. Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of Transportation, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of Transportation

975 F.2d 1421 30 Wage & Hour Cas. (BNA) 1761 , 123 Lab.Cas. P 35,708 UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Samuel K. SKINNER, Secretary of Transportation, et al., Defendants-Appellees. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Samuel K. SKINNER, Secretary of Transportation, et al., Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 90-16741, 91-35911 and 91-36061. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. No. 90-16741: Argued Feb. 11, 1992. Submission Deferred Feb. 19, 1992. Resubmitted March 12, 1992. Nos. 91-35911, 91-36061: Argued and Submitted March 12, 1992. Decided Sept. 22, 1992. Frederick L. Nelson, Hildebrand, McLeod & Nelson, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. John F. Daly and Sara Landise, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants. Lawrence M. Mann, Apler & Mann, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee. Ralph J. Moore, Jr., Shea & Gardner, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae, Ass'n of American Railroads. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before: SCHROEDER, REINHARDT, and KLEINFELD,…