Legal Opinion
United Transportation Union v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2008No. 07-35066PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Senior District Judge:
In its Complaint, Plaintiff-Appellant United Transportation Union, General Committee of Adjustment GO-386 (“Union”) alleged that Defendants-Appellees Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company (“BNSF”) and Longview Switching Company (“LSC”) violated the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), 45 U.S.C. § 151, et seq., by implementing a trackage rights agreement approved through the process prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Act (hereinafter, “ICA”), 49 U.S.C. § 10101, et seq., without bargaining with the Union. The Union objected to the unilateral transfer of certain work…
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