Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.

ORDER DENYING RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS AND GRANTING PETITION TO ENFORCE NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD ORDER

ALAN B. JOHNSON, District Judge.

Petitioner John Hylan was terminated from his position as a locomotive engineer by his employer, Respondent Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company. Mr. Hylan and his union — Petitioner Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen — then filed a grievance with the National Railroad Adjustment Board, arguing that BNSF had wrongfully fired Mr. Hylan. The Board issued an order in favor of petitioners and awarded Mr. Hylan back pay, but the…