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Get more case briefs explained with Quimbee. Quimbee has over 35,900 case briefs (and counting) keyed to 984 casebooks ► https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-o... Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. | 323 U.S. 192 (1944) A steam locomotive required a steady supply of coal to be shoveled into its firebox to power its boiler. The person who kept the fire stoked was called the fireman. Steel versus Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company is set during the transition from steam to diesel engines when a labor union decided to sacrifice the jobs of black workers to keep white union members employed. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen represented individuals who worked for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company. Under the Railway Labor Act, the Brotherhood had the exclusive right to bargain on behalf of the craft of firemen. The Brotherhood didn’t accept black workers as union members. Nevertheless, black firemen had to accept the Brotherhood as their bargaining representative. In nineteen forty one, the Brotherhood amended its collective bargaining agreement with the railroad to replace black firemen with white workers. No black firemen were given advance notice or the opportunity to be heard on this issue. Bester William Steele was a black man who’d worked as a locomotive fireman for thirty years. He held a desirable position in passenger service. The railroad gave Steele’s job to a white man who was a member of the Brotherhood. This man was junior in seniority and no more competent than Steele. Steele was reassigned to freight service, a harder job for less pay. Steele sued the railroad in Alabama state court. He argued that the Brotherhood had deliberately discriminated against black workers in an attempt to drive them out and create a monopoly for white Brotherhood members. He asked for an injunction against the enforcement of the Brotherhood’s new collective bargaining agreement. The Alabama Supreme Court held that the Railway Labor Act didn’t place any duty on the Brotherhood to protect the rights of minorities from discrimination. The Brotherhood therefore hadn’t violated Steele’s rights. The court dismissed Steele’s case. The United States Supreme Court granted cert. Want more details on this case? Get the rule of law, issues, holding and reasonings, and more case facts here: https://www.quimbee.com/cases/steele-... The Quimbee App features over 16,300 case briefs keyed to 223 casebooks. Try it free for 7 days! https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-o... Have Questions about this Case? Submit your questions and get answers from a real attorney here: https://www.quimbee.com/cases/steele-... Did we just become best friends? Stay connected to Quimbee here: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Quimbee Case Brief App https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-o... Facebook   / quimbeedotcom   Twitter   / quimbeedotcom   #casebriefs #lawcases #casesummaries