August 26, 2024
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division and a railroad notched a tentative settlement to resolve a case seeking punitive and compensatory damages after the employer fired two workers who supported the union, the parties told a federal court Monday.
July 17, 2024
Two workers who were fired after backing a union organizing effort can continue seeking punitive and compensatory damages against a railroad, a Colorado federal district court ruled, supporting a magistrate judge's conclusion that blocking the damages request would "eliminate a significant deterrent."
September 06, 2023
A Colorado railroad fired the two ringleaders of a unionization effort and attempted to bribe its remaining staff to vote against union representation, a railroad workers union alleged in a lawsuit filed in Colorado federal court.