Legal Opinion
Benny L. Wheeler v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1996No. 95-4042PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Benny Wheeler appeals the district court’s 1 order dismissing his claim for severance benefits against St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.
i.
Benny Wheeler was employed by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (Railway) as a locomotive engineer and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE), a railroad union that represents engineers. Pursuant to a national agreement with the United Transportation Union (UTU), Wheeler also acquired seniority as a conductor, brakeman, and switchman. The UTU is…
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