Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment

558 U.S. 67 · Decided December 8, 2009 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment was decided on December 8, 2009 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management employee discharge” in the Unions area.

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Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment, Central Region

SCDB identifiers: case 2009-003, docket 2009-003-01.

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