Francis J. Reilly Records, 1950-1972
Collection Number: 5198
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Francis J. Reilly Records, 1950-1972
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5198
Abstract:
Published decisions of the National Railroad Adjustment Board, First Division, volumes
160 to 164, and papers regarding an wrongful termination of employment lawsuit filed
by F. J. Reilly.
Creator:
Reilly, Francis J.
Quanitities:
1 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
Francis J. Reilly worked for the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
as a brakeman in the Kankakee, Illinois Yard. In 1952, he was dismissed from service
for failure to appear for his work assignment on October 6, 1952. Mr. Reilly contended
that he had asked for time off because of a personal emergency, and that even though
he was not granted the time off, he had no choice but not to appear for work. In an
investigation, he was given a deferred thirty-day suspension on his record. Mr. Reilly
did not think this was reasonable, and began to seek a way to appeal the decision.
When a second hearing regarding his conduct was held, Mr. Reilly neglected to attend.
As a result, his employment was terminated. He then filed a petition with the NRAB,
which dismissed his case. When the Railway Labor Act was amended in 1966 to allow
petitioners to appeal NRAB decisions, Mr. Reilly took the opportunity to appeal his
decision. The courts dismissed his claims and his final appeal to the Supreme Court
was not granted.
The National Railroad Adjustment Board [NRAB] was created by 45 U.S. Code 153. It is overseen by the National Mediation Board, which was created by the 1934 amendment
to Railway Labor Act to oversee the arbitration of labor disputes in the railway and
airline industries. The NRAB is tasked with arbitrating minor disputes, i.e. grievance
arbitrations, in the railway industry. It has four divisions, each division having
jurisdiction over specific classes of employees. The First Division has "jurisdiction
over disputes involving train- and yard-service employees of carriers; that is, engineers,
firemen, hostlers, and outside hostler helpers, conductors, trainmen, and yard-service
employees." It has eight members, four selected by the carriers and four selected
by the labor organizations.
Inclusive date range: 1950-1972
Bulk dates: 1968-1972
This collection consist of four published volumes of decision from the First Division,
National Railroad Adjustment Board [NRAB] and papers from legal filings donated by
Francis J. Reilly, a brakeman for the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis
Railway. The four volumes contain the decisions made by the NRAB from May 1967 to
December 1968. The legal filings and supplementary materials contain the original
petition for reinstatement filed by Mr. Reilly in front of the NRAB in 1955, the NRAB's
dismissal of his petition (Award 17167), supplementary materials collected by Mr.
Reilly concerning his case, his filing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Illinois in 1968 asking for the court to overturn the NRAB's decision,
and the subsequent appeals he filed after his petitions were dismissed by the courts.
These records contain annotations from Mr. Reilly, explaining his reasoning in pursuing
this case as well as offering his criticism when the decisions were not favorable.
Also found in this collection are various newspaper clippings about the Supreme Court,
the backlog of cases waiting for hearings, and reports from labor publications on
the railroad industry.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
Francis J. Reilly Records #5198. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Reilly, Francis J.
United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
New York Central Railroad
United States. Supreme Court.
Subjects:
Employees. Dismissal of
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
First Division National Railroad Adjustment Board. Chicago, Illinois. Volume 160 (Awards
21141-21240)
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1967-1968 |
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Scope and Contents
May 1967 - February 1968
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
First Division National Railroad Adjustment Board. Chicago, Illinois. Volume 161 (Awards
21241-21360)
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1968 |
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Scope and Contents
February 1968 - May 1968
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
First Division National Railroad Adjustment Board. Chicago, Illinois. Volume 162 (Awards
21361-21428)
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1968 |
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Scope and Contents
May 1968 - September 1968
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
First Division National Railroad Adjustment Board. Chicago, Illinois. Volume 163 (Awards
21429-21499)
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1968 |
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Scope and Contents
September 1968 - December 1968
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Petition of F. J. Reilly for Review of an Order of the National Railroad Adjustment
Board, First Division
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1968-1971 |
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Scope and Contents
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois, Case No. CV68-74-D
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Case No. 18461 In the Supreme
Court of the United States, October Term, 1971
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| Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Submissions to NRAB in re Award 17167 and supplementary materials from Mr. Reilly
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1955-1970 |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 |
Awards, Agreements, and Railway Labor Act
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1950-1969 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 |
Miscellaneous clippings re Supreme Court and railroads
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1954-1972 |