Coyle v. Erie Railroad Co.

The complainants seek to be reinstated in positions which they formerly held with the defendant company. They were dismissed October 11th, 1947, from which time they claim compensation for wages lost. The dismissal from the defendant's service allegedly resulted from their refusal to obey instructions of Mr. G.B. Hastings, the defendant's assistant baggage foreman.

The complainants say that the dismissal was a violation of their seniority rights and other rights to which they were entitled under the provisions of a collective bargaining contract entered into between the defendant carrier and…