Alton & Southern Railway Company v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes division/ibt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ALTON & SOUTHERN RAILWAY
COMPANY, et al.,
Lead Case No. 1:19-cv-03586 (TFH)
Plaintiffs, Case No. 20-cv-2173 (TFH)
v. Case No. 20-cv-2543 (TFH)
Case No. 20-cv-1767 (TFH)
BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE Case No. 20-cv-2109 (TFH)
OF WAY EMPLOYES DIVISION/IBT,
Defendant.
ORDER
For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby:
ORDERED that the Carriers' Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 29] is GRANTED and
BMWED’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 30] is DENIED. Accordingly, it is
further
ORDERED that defendant/counterclaim plaintiff BMWED is obligated under the
Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., to bargain and is hereby permanently enjoined and
ordered to bargain, on a national-handling basis with the National Carriers’ Conference
Committee, the duly authorized group representative of the plaintiffs/counterclaim defendants,
with respect to all issues in the current wage and rules movement that commenced on or about
November 1, 2019; it is further
ORDERED that the Complaints in Case Nos. 20-cv-2173, 20-cv-2543, 20-cv-1767, and
20-cv-2109 shall be dismissed with prejudice; and it is finally
ORDERED that the Counterclaim filed by Defendant in Lead Case No. 1:19-cv-03586
shall be dismissed with prejudice.
SO ORDERED.
March 30, 2022 ___________________________________
Thomas F. Hogan
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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