December 08, 2023
A Teamsters affiliate's suit alleging BNSF Railway Co. unlawfully hired outside contractors to perform maintenance-of-way work must head to arbitration, a Nebraska federal judge ruled Friday, saying the court doesn't have jurisdiction to review the union's case.
August 24, 2023
BNSF Railway Co. urged a Nebraska federal judge to toss a Teamsters affiliate's claims that the company illegally hired outside contractors to perform maintenance-of-way work, arguing the dispute should go before an arbitrator because interpretation of the labor contracts is necessary.
August 17, 2023
A Teamsters division asked a Nebraska federal judge Thursday to award it a win in its suit alleging BNSF Railway is unlawfully using outside contractors, claiming the facts of the case show BNSF is skirting its duty to cooperate with the union by continuing to contract out more work.
July 31, 2023
BNSF Railway violated its duty to deal with the Teamsters' Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division in good faith by progressively contracting out more maintenance-of-way work on its railways, the union said in a suit filed in Nebraska federal court.