Allen v. United Transportation Union

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

The appellants in this case, employees of the National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak), brought this action against Amtrak and the United Transportation Union (the union) asserting a number of claims relating to the appellants’ seniority rights under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that Amtrak and the union negotiated. The appellants appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Amtrak and the union. We affirm.

This lawsuit arose out of Amtrak’s decision to employ its own train and engine crews, rather than contract for those services from other…