Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Long Island Rail Road
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 24, 2008No. 07 CV 0934(DLI)(MDG)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DORA L. IRIZARRY, District Judge.
Petitioner Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, a Division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (the “Union”) seeks enforcement of an arbitration award issued by an arbitration panel, referred to as an “adjustment board” or a “public law board,” established pursuant to the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq. (the “RLA”). Respondent Long Island Rail Road Company (the “LIRR”) moves to dismiss the Union’s action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
For the reasons set forth below, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Baylis v. Marriott Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail RoadSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Wackenhut Corp. v. Amalgamated Local 515Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council v. Hotel St. GeorgeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1997