Legal Opinion
McClendon v. Union Pacific Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 19, 2011No. 10-2166PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Historically, railroad engineers were members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (“BLET”); conductors and other trainmen were members of the United Transportation Union (“ÜTU”). Today, with railroad jobs consolidated in a reduced workforce, engineers often work as trainmen and vice versa. But the unions have not merged, and the Railway Labor Act provides that an employee need only be a member of one union while working in any train service capacity. 45 U.S.C. § 152 Eleventh (c). The result is that a member of one union may be disciplined while working…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Union Pacific Railroad v. SheehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Union Pacific R. Co. v. Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Gen. Comm. of Adjustment, Central RegionSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Morton M. Hill, Jr. v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Brooks v. Union Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- Marksmeier v. DavieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Intl. Assn. of SMARTCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2021