BROTHERHOOD OF LOCO. ENG'RS v. UNION PACIFIC RR

No. 17-1563.

879 F.3d 754 (2017)

BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN (GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT, CENTRAL REGION), et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 17, 2017.

As Amended on Petition for Rehearing January 11, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Persoon , Attorney, DESPRES, SCHWARTZ & GEOGHEGAN, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Donald J. Munro , Attorney, JONES DAY, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Ripple and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


Labor-management relations in the railroad industry have been subject to a distinctive regulatory regime ever since the Railway Labor Act (RLA or Act) took effect in 1926. See 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-88. No one wants to see the nation's transportation network brought to a standstill because of labor conflict. The RLA therefore...

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