Legal Opinion
Union Pacific Railroad v. United Transportation Union
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 15, 1993No. Civ. A. No. H-92-2137Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NORMAN W. BLACK, Chief Judge.
Pending before the Court are cross motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff claims Defendant is obligated, by statute, to arbitrate certain crew consist disputes on the merits. Defendant denies it has an obligation to arbitrate because Gulf Coast Lines (“Gulf Coast”), Texas & Pacific Railway (“T & P”) and Texas Paeific-Missouri Pacific Terminal Railroad of New Orleans (“TPMP”) entered into crew consist agreements prior to the enactment of Public Law No. 102-29 (“PL 102-29”), 105 Stat. 169 (1991) with the explicit understanding that those agreements removed…
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