Copeland v. Soo Line Railroad Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM COPELAND, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 20 C 4451 v. ) ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer SOO LINE RAILROAD CO. d/b/a ) CANADIAN PACIFIC, SMART-TD/UTU ) LOCAL 1433, SMART-TD GENERAL ) COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT GO-261, ) and INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ) SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND ) TRANSPORTATION WORKERS, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff William Copeland brings this hybrid action against his employer and his union under the Railway Labor Act,

45 U.S.C. § 151

et seq. (“RLA”). Copeland alleges that Soo…