ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS v. RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY, INC., 321 U.S. 342


Summary

The union claimed that its members had entered into invalid contracts with the employer. The contracts altered the employees' rates of pay without the employer' compliance with the requirements of the Act. The Act, as well as the collective bargain agreement, provided that carriers and representatives of the employees should be given at least 30 days' written notice of an intended change affecting rates of pay, rules, or working conditions. The appellate court reversed the judgment for the union in its suit to enforce the award of the Board in its favor. On certiorari review, however, the court reversed the appellate court. The court held that the employer's failure to proceed as provided by the Act left the collective agreement in force throughout the period, and the employer's efforts to modify its terms through individual agreements were not effective, so the award for the union was proper. The court also rejected the employer's claim that the action to enforce the award was barred ...