BNSF Railway Company v. International Association of Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation Workers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH DIVISION BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. No. 4:22-cv-0052-P INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS – TRANSPORTATION DIVISION ET AL., Defendants. OPINION & ORDER This case arises under the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”). At issue is whether Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company’s (“BNSF”) unilateral implementation of the High Visibility (“Hi Viz”) attendance standard is a “major” or “minor” labor dispute. Whether the Hi Viz attendance standard is good or bad policy, however, is not at…