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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Union Pacific Railroad

N.D. Ill.February 17, 2017No. No. 16 C 2730
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Case Details

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Chang
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
motion to dismiss

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Outcome

The court granted Union Pacific's motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, finding the dispute to be a minor dispute under the Railway Labor Act that must be resolved through arbitration rather than litigation, and denied the Brotherhood's motion for preliminary injunction.

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