Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Union Pacific Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 13, 2013No. 10-3314, 10-3518PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Employment disputes involving collective bargaining agreements in the railroad industry are generally resolved by an ar-bitral body called the National Railroad Adjustment Board. Before taking a grievance to the Adjustment Board, the employee or his union must exhaust the employer’s internal grievance procedures. 45 U.S.C. § 153 First (i). But if those procedures fail to resolve the dispute, either can refer it to the Board by submitting a petition with “a full statement of the facts and all supporting data bearing upon the disputes.” Id. And that is what occurred in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Thermtron Products, Inc. v. HermansdorferSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Union Pacific Railroad v. SheehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Judith Perlman v. Swiss Bank Corporation Comprehensive Disability Protection PlanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by5 opinions
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