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Transport Workers Union of America

16 distinct federal employment cases from public court records (20012017)

18 trusted published court opinions analyzed; 17 map to 16 distinct cases

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Transport Workers Union of America as an employer in 16 distinct federal employment cases between 2001 and 2017.

Of the 18 trusted published opinions analyzed, the most common outcomes 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.

Plaintiffs won 2 of 15 adjudicated opinions (13%).

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.

18
Published Opinions Analyzed

Written decisions across 16 distinct cases.

13%
Plaintiff Win Rate

2 of 15 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

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

5
States

Jurisdictions represented in the analyzed opinions.

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About this employer

Transport Workers Union of America appears in 18 trusted published federal employment opinions. Recent written decisions on record:

Serna v. Transport Workers Union of America (2016) — Defendant Win. A worker named Serna filed a legal dispute against the Transport Workers Union of America, claiming a violation of employment law. The case was heard by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2016. Read the ruling.

McCollum v. Transport Workers Union of America (2011) — Defendant Win. This case involved a dispute between an employee named McCollum and the Transport Workers Union of America. Based on the court filing, McCollum brought an employment-related legal claim against the union, though the specific details of what triggered the disagreement are not provided in the available information. Read the ruling.

Stewart v. Transport Workers Union of Greater New York, Local 100 (2008) — Defendant Win. Stewart filed a lawsuit against the Transport Workers Union claiming the union failed to pay him wages owed. This was actually the second time Stewart brought this type of complaint—he had previously settled a similar wage dispute with the union in an earlier case. Read the ruling.

The published opinions 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.

Published opinions 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.

These published opinions sit within the transportation sector, where USERRA, FMLA, and DOT safety-retaliation claims appear alongside standard discrimination claims.

Opinion Outcomes

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

Opinion Stages

18 analyzed opinions have a classified procedural stage.

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

Of the 3 summary-judgment opinions, 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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What these numbers mean

A case is one lawsuit, identified by its court and docket number. The docket is the running court record for that same case — it is not an extra case.

A published opinion or ruling is a written court decision. One case can produce several opinions, so opinion counts and case counts answer different questions. Only trusted, reportable opinions are used in the outcome statistics on this page.

Docket entries are the individual filings inside a case — motions, orders, scheduling notices. We read them to confirm a case is real and to see where it got to, but an entry is never counted as a case or as an outcome. A single case can generate hundreds of entries.

Far fewer opinions than cases is normal. Many employment cases settle privately or close without a published opinion. No opinion here does not mean the worker lost; it means this public record does not show a reportable result.

Everything on this page comes from public federal court records. Where we are not confident a record is accurate, we leave it out rather than guess.

Federal court cases

public court records

One row per court+docket case · written opinions stay grouped inside their case · 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
2 opinionsDefendant Win
Employee v. Transport Workers Union of America
5th Circuit · Jul 2016 · Texas · Retaliation
Defendant 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
S.D.N.Y. · Jul 2005 · New York · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
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.