Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Union Pacific Railroad
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 30, 2012No. Case No. 11 C 7392PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge.
An arbitrator issued an award in favor of Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) in a union contract dispute with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET). BLET has sued to overturn the award. Both parties have moved for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the Court grants UP’s motion for summary judgment and denies BLET’s motion.
Background
In 1952, the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company entered into a Laying Off and Leave of Absence Agreement with two unions. That agreement binds the parties in this…
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