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Transport Workers Union of America

20 federal employment cases from public court records (20012017)

20 with a published ruling

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Transport Workers Union of America as an employer in 20 employment matters between 2001 and 2017.

Of the 18 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 11 ended in a ruling for the employer, 3 were sent back to a lower court, 2 ended in a ruling for the worker, and 1 were dismissed.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 11% of matters with a recorded outcome.

The most common claims on record were Breach Of Contract, Failure To Accommodate, and Wage Theft.

Cases were filed across 5 states, most often in NY.

These figures summarize publicly available U.S. federal court records only. Most workplace disputes are resolved privately and never appear in litigation. A case outcome reflects many factors and is not a finding that any employer violated the law.

20
Federal Cases
11%
Plaintiff Win Rate

Does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.

5
States
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About this employer

Transport Workers Union of America appears in 18 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the transportation sector, where USERRA, FMLA, and DOT safety-retaliation claims appear alongside standard discrimination claims. The set below covers rulings that produced written federal-court decisions; private settlements, EEOC charges resolved without litigation, and state-court cases are not included.

The cases primarily involve Breach of Contract (9 of 18), Failure to Accommodate (2 of 18), Wage Theft. Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Breach of Contract, Failure to Accommodate and Wage Theft.

Rulings span New York (2), Pennsylvania (2), District of Columbia (1), Illinois (1). New York is an EEOC deferral state, which extends the federal Title VII / ADA / ADEA filing deadline from 180 to 300 days. Browse state-specific employment rulings for jurisdictional patterns. New York rulings, Pennsylvania rulings, District of Columbia rulings and Illinois rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
11 (61%)
Remanded
3 (17%)
Plaintiff Win
2 (11%)
Dismissed
1 (6%)
Mixed Result
1 (6%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued Transport Workers Union of America’s 18 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
11 (61%)
Summary judgment
3 (17%)

Of the 3 summary-judgment rulings, 2 ended the case in Transport Workers Union of America’s favor and 1 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
4 (22%)
What do these stages mean?
Appeal
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
Summary judgment
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Motion to dismiss
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.

Published federal-court opinions only — most workplace disputes are resolved privately. This is not anyone’s odds, and not a finding that any employer violated the law.

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Federal cases

public court records

One row per case · a badge means the case reached a published ruling · plaintiff names redacted

Employee v. Transp. Workers Union of Am.
9th Circuit · Jul 2017 · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. Transp. Workers Union of Am.
9th Circuit · May 2017 · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO
Tex. App.—5th Dist. · Dec 2016 · Breach of Contract
Remanded
Employee v. Transport Workers Union Local 556
Tex. App.—5th Dist. · Aug 2016 · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of America
5th Circuit · Jul 2016 · Texas · Retaliation
Defendant Win
Employee v. Transport Workers Union Local 556
Tex. App.—5th Dist. · Oct 2015
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of America, Afl-Cio
D.D.C. · Dec 2014 · District of Columbia · Duty Of Fair Representation
Defendant Win
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of America
7th Circuit · Oct 2013 · Illinois
Defendant Win
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of America
4th Circuit · Aug 2011 · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of Greater New York, Local 100
S.D.N.Y. · Jun 2008 · New York · Wage Theft
Defendant Win
Employee v. Transport Workers Union
2nd Circuit · Mar 2006 · Breach of Contract
Remanded
Employee v. Transport Workers Union Of America
2nd Circuit · Mar 2006 · Breach of Contract
Remanded
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of Greater New York, Local 100
N.Y. Civ. Ct. · Feb 2006 · Breach of Contract
Dismissed
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of Greater New York, Local 100
S.D.N.Y. · Jul 2005 · New York · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. Transport Workers' Union Local No. 234
U.S. Supreme Court · Jun 2005
Open docket
Employee v. Transport Workers' Union Local No. 234
U.S. Supreme Court · Jun 2005
Open docket
Employee v. Transport Workers Union, Air Transport Local 556
5th Circuit · Jul 2004
Defendant Win
Employee v. Transport Workers Union
3rd Circuit · Jul 2003 · Breach of Contract
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Transport Workers Union
E.D. Pa. · Dec 2002 · Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of America
E.D. Pa. · Jan 2001 · Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The presence of an employer on this page does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.