Union Pacific Railroad
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Unions sue Amtrak over COVID vax mandate; Rail workers continue vax court fight vs UP, Norfolk Southern
The unions representing Amtrak workers have sued the national passenger rail carrier, asserting, as they have in similar actions vs freight carriers Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, that the rail companies don't have the power under federal law to simply force union workers to get vaccinated or face termination -
Metra says judge was off track in ruling Union Pacific can cease northwest suburban Chicago commuter trains
Metra wants to derail a judge's ruling that Union Pacific does not have to run commuter lines in northwest Chicago, arguing the judge committed a "manifest injustice" in refusing to consider the railroad was contractually obligated to keep operating the service. -
Judge won't let Union Pacific derail truck drivers' biometrics class action over handprint scans to enter secure yard
Federal law governing railroads doesn't protect Union Pacific from a class action under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, the judge ruled -
Appeals court: Union Pacific owed no 'duty of care' to contractor, despite injuries in rail yard
An Illinois state appeals court says the employee of a contractor can't sue Union Pacific Railroad for injuries he suffered on a Union Pacific job site.