Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 12, 2004No. 03-3083PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (“BMWE”) represents maintenance of way workers, including employees of the Union Pacific Railroad Company (“UP”). BMWE filed suit in the district court alleging that UP violated the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”) by refusing to refer certain disputes to expedited arbitration. UP responded by filing a counterclaim against BMWE, seeking to enjoin them from engaging in a strike, work stoppage, picketing, or other form of self-help against UP over the dispute. The district court denied BMWE’s request for declaratory relief and granted…
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