Legal Opinion
Local 689, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 19, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-1482PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG United States District Judge
Defendant Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority fired Seyoum Haile after an investigation into a fatal accident revealed that he had misrepresented his maintenance work on Metrorail tunnel fans. His union—Plaintiff Local 689—con-tested this termination and ultimately secured an arbitral award that mitigated his penalty to a six-month suspension without pay. The Authority, however, refused to let Haile return to work. Plaintiff thus brought this action to enforce the Award, and Defendant responded by seeking to vacate it.…
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