BNSF Railway Company v. Internal Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers - Transportation Division

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH DIVISION BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. No. 4:21-cv-0432-P INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS – TRANSPORTATION DIVISION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER “It’s déjà vu all over again”—a railway company, a labor union, and of course, a dispute between the two.1 This case presents the oft-litigated issue of whether a particular conflict is either a “major” or “minor” dispute under the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”). Specifically, at issue is whether it is a major or minor…