Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers International Union v. Union Pacific Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1998No. 96-2358PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
The United Transportation Union (UTU) appeals from the district court’s2 grant of the plaintiffs’ and the Union Pacific Railroad Company’s (Union Pacific) motions for summary judgment. In its order, the district court vacated a decision of Public Law Board 4478 on the basis that it violated the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-88 (1994). We affirm.
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In this case, we address the question of what participatory rights in an arbitration proceeding exist under the RLA when it involves two labor unions and a rail carrier. Before turning to our discussion of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Union Pacific Railroad v. SheehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Transportation-Communication Employees Union v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers International Union v. Union Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998