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Major Dispute - Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Violates Crew Consist Agreement

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals this week overturned a district court’s granting of a preliminary injunction barring the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) from engaging in a strike against the Wheeling & Lake Erie R… Read More
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Ohio Overtime laws do not apply to railroad workers

I was recently asked at a union meeting whether any laws in Ohio provide recourse to a railroad worker who was not paid 1 ½ times his regular rate of pay for hours worked in excess of eight hours. The short answer, unfortunately, is no. The reasons,… Read More
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Weingarten Rights do not apply to railroad employees

Employees covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) have a right to have a union representative or co-worker present during an investigatory interview with management when the employee reasonably believes that the interview might result in d… Read More
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Presidential Emergency Board No. 243

A potential nationwide rail strike was halted yesterday by President Obama, who signed an Executive Order creating Presidential Emergency Board 243 (“PEB”) pursuant to the provisions of the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”). The dispute involves 11 r… Read More
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