TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. v. INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (1988)

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. v. INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
	Term: 1987
Important Dates
	Argued: January 12, 1988
	Decided: March 2, 1988
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	4-4
Equally divided vote
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. v. INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1988. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1988.

In a 4-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: employee discharge
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Union, labor organization, or official of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 485 U.S. 175
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Equally divided vote
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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