Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division/IBT v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

OPINION

BUMB, District Judge:

This case comes before the Court for review of several arbitration awards issued by the National Railroad Adjustment Board (“NRAB” or the “Board”), involving disputes between plaintiff Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division/IBT (“BMWED” or the “Union”) and defendant Consolidated Rail Corporation (“Conrail”). The disputes arise from Conrail’s use of non-Union contractors to perform maintenance of way work at various railroad yard locations in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The NRAB dismissed the Union’s claims for lack of jurisdiction, finding…