Legal Opinion
Springfield Terminal Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union
District Court, D. Maine
Decided June 26, 1991No. Civ. 88-0117-PPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GENE CARTER, Chief Judge.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
This case deals with a work stoppage begun by the United Transportation Union (UTU) against Springfield Terminal (ST) in November 1987. Invoking the protection of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), 45 U.S.C. § 441, the UTU asserts that the work stoppage was prompted by hazardous conditions existing on ST’s railroads. ST maintains that the withdrawal from service concerns work issues other than safety. In Civ. No. 87-342, a companion case arising from the same work stoppage, the UTU sought declaratory and…
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3Cited by12 opinions
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