Legal Opinion
Railway Labor Executives Ass'n v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 30, 1987No. 86 C 2064PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NORDBERG, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this action are eighteen labor unions (“the Unions”) whose members are employed by defendant Norfolk and Western Railway Co. (“N & W”). 1 The Unions seek a preliminary injunction enjoining N & W’s imposition of a drug screen urinalysis as part of the railroad’s routine medical examinations. 2 N & W has moved for summary judgment on the grounds that this claim is a “minor dispute” within the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Railroad Adjustment Board (“NRAB”) and is barred by the statute of limitations. For the reasons…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad v. United Transportation UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, and United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. The United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Brotherhood Of Maintenance Of Way Employees, Lodge 16 v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Railway Labor Executives Association v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Airline Pilots Ass'n International v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1987